CVE-2016-8635 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2016-8635 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 01/08/2018 | CVE Updated: 06/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2016
Source: redhat | Vendor: Mozilla | Product: nss
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2016-8635 Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-358
CWE Name: CWE-358
Source: Mozilla

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).