It was found that Diffie Hellman Client key exchange handling in NSS 3.21.x was vulnerable to small subgroup confinement attack. An attacker could use this flaw to recover private keys by confining the client DH key to small subgroup of the desired group.
References
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8635 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-46 | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94346 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2779.html | Third Party Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2018-08-01 06:29
Updated : 2023-02-12 15:26
NVD link : CVE-2016-8635
Mitre link : CVE-2016-8635
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-358
Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard
Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_server_aus
- enterprise_linux_workstation
- enterprise_linux_server_tus
- enterprise_linux_server_eus
- enterprise_linux_server
mozilla
- network_security_services