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TI-2017-08665 Aliases CVE-2017-11697GHSA-qc6x-5778-fhxh

The __hash_open function in hash.c:229 in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) allows…

Priority LOW 35CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00519 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-11697
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qc6x-5778-fhxh

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 2

  • TI-2015-03381 The TLS protocol 1.2 and earlier, when a DHE_EXPORT ciphersuite is enabled on a server… CVSS 3.1LOW 3.7
  • TI-2007-00009 Stack-based buffer overflow in the SSLv2 support in Mozilla Network Security Services… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2018-08903 A cached side channel attack during handshakes using RSA encryption could allow for the… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2015-05957 Heap-based buffer overflow in the ASN.1 decoder in Mozilla Network Security Services… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2004-00763 Heap-based buffer overflow in Netscape Network Security Services (NSS) library allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2014-01197 Use-after-free vulnerability in the CERT_DestroyCertificate function in libnss3.so in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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