CVE-2011-5094
Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) 3.x, with certain settings of the SSL_ENABLE_RENEGOTIATION option, does not properly restrict client-initiated renegotiation within the SSL and TLS protocols, which might make it easier for remote attackers to…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.70%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) 3.x, with certain settings of the SSL_ENABLE_RENEGOTIATION option, does not properly restrict client-initiated renegotiation within the SSL and TLS protocols, which might make it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by performing many renegotiations within a single connection, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1473. NOTE: it can also be argued that it is the responsibility of server deployments, not a security library, to prevent or limit renegotiation when it is inappropriate within a specific environment
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.70% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/network security services
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://orchilles.com/2011/03/ssl-renegotiation-dos.html
- http://vincent.bernat.im/en/blog/2011-ssl-dos-mitigation.html
- http://www.educatedguesswork.org/2011/10/ssltls_and_computational_dos.html
- http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/tls/current/msg07553.html
- http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/tls/current/msg07564.html
- http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/tls/current/msg07567.html
- http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/tls/current/msg07576.html
- http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/tls/current/msg07577.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/08/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707065
- http://orchilles.com/2011/03/ssl-renegotiation-dos.html
- http://vincent.bernat.im/en/blog/2011-ssl-dos-mitigation.html
- http://www.educatedguesswork.org/2011/10/ssltls_and_computational_dos.html
- http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/tls/current/msg07553.html
- http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/tls/current/msg07564.html
- http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/tls/current/msg07567.html
- http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/tls/current/msg07576.html
- http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/tls/current/msg07577.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/08/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707065
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.