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CVE-2017-5462 Details

Description

A flaw in DRBG number generation within the Network Security Services (NSS) library where the internal state V does not correctly carry bits over. The NSS library has been updated to fix this issue to address this issue and Firefox ESR 52.1 has been updated with NSS version 3.28.4. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1345089	CVE	Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-04	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3872	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1345089	[email protected]	Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-04	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3872	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 20 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-682	Incorrect Calculation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
debian debian linux	8.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla firefox	< 45.9.0 < 53.0 52.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:52.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla network security services	< 3.28.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla thunderbird	< 52.1.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 25, 2025	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
Oct 21, 2024	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2019	CWE Remap	[email protected]
Aug 7, 2018	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Jun 13, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]

CVE-2017-5462 Details

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