Summary
The remote host is missing an update to nss
announced via advisory DSA 2123-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202123-1
Insight
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla's Network Security Services (NSS) library. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2010-3170
NSS recognizes a wildcard IP address in the subject's Common Name field of an X.509 certificate, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority.
CVE-2010-3173
NSS does not properly set the minimum key length for Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral (DHE) mode, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.
For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 3.12.3.1-0lenny2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) and the upcoming stable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in version 3.12.8-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your NSS packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-3170, CVE-2010-3173 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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