CVE-2017-11697

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2017-12-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The __hash_open function in hash.c:229 in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (floating point exception and crash) via a crafted cert8.db file.

Affected products

Mozilla Network Security Services: all versions

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143735/NSS-Buffer-Overflows-Floating-Point-Exception.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/17
http://www.geeknik.net/9brdqk6xu
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100345
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039153
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-37
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143735/NSS-Buffer-Overflows-Floating-Point-Exception.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/17
http://www.geeknik.net/9brdqk6xu
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100345
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039153
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-37

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