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CVE-2016-1938 Detail

Description

The s_mp_div function in lib/freebl/mpi/mpi.c in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0, improperly divides numbers, which might make it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging use of the (1) mp_div or (2) mp_exptmod function.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00001.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00002.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00010.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-07.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation Vendor Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81955 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787 CVE, Mozilla Corporation Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034825 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-1 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2880-2 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2903-1 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2903-2 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2973-1 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/37-Mozilla-NSS-Wrong-calculation-results-in-mp_div-and-mp_exptmod.html CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1190248 CVE, Mozilla Corporation Issue Tracking 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1194947 CVE, Mozilla Corporation Issue Tracking 
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21_release_notes CVE, Mozilla Corporation Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/hannob/bignum-fuzz/blob/master/CVE-2016-1938-nss-mp_div.c CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://github.com/hannob/bignum-fuzz/blob/master/CVE-2016-1938-nss-mp_exptmod.c CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nss/diff/a555bf0fc23a/lib/freebl/mpi/mpi.c CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 CVE, Mozilla Corporation
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-46 CVE, Mozilla Corporation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1938
NVD Published Date:
01/31/2016
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Mozilla Corporation