CVE-2015-2721: Medium severity suse linux enterprise software development kit vulnerability

Published Jul 6, 2015
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Updated

Last updated 24 July 2024

Other sources

Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1, Thunderbird before 38.1, and other products, does not properly determine state transitions for the TLS state machine, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by blocking messages, as demonstrated by removing a forward-secrecy property by blocking a ServerKeyExchange message, aka a "SMACK SKIP-TLS" issue.

Launchpad

Affected Software

49 affected componentsFixes available
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=12.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=15.04
Debian Debian Linux=7.0
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop=12.0
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp4
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server=12.0
All of the following
Mozilla Network Security Services=3.19
Any of the following
Mozilla Firefox<=38.1.0
Mozilla Firefox=31.0
Mozilla Firefox=31.1.0
Mozilla Firefox=31.1.1
Mozilla Firefox=31.3.0
Mozilla Firefox=31.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=31.5.2
Mozilla Firefox=31.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=38.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.3
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.4
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.5
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.6.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.7.0
Mozilla Thunderbird<=38.0.1
Oracle Solaris=11.3
Oracle VM Server=3.2
Mozilla Network Security Services=3.19
Mozilla Firefox<=38.1.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.1.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.1.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.3
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.3.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.4
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.5
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.5.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.5.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.5.3
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.6.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR=31.7.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR=38.0
Mozilla Thunderbird<=38.0.1
debian/nss
2:3.61-1+deb11u32:3.61-1+deb11u42:3.87.1-1+deb12u12:3.110-1

Event History

Jul 6, 2015
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:06 PM
Description
Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·01:06 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Feb 23, 2025
Data Sourced
via Debian·02:21 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2015-2721?

CVE-2015-2721 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) that allows man-in-the-middle attacks.

2

Which products are affected by CVE-2015-2721?

Mozilla Firefox before 39.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1, Thunderbird before 38.1, and other products are affected by CVE-2015-2721.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2721?

The severity of CVE-2015-2721 is medium, with a severity value of 4.3.

4

How do I fix CVE-2015-2721 in Debian-based systems?

To fix CVE-2015-2721 in Debian-based systems, update the nss package to version 2:3.42.1-1+deb10u5, 2:3.42.1-1+deb10u6, 2:3.61-1+deb11u3, 2:3.87.1-1, or 2:3.93-1, depending on your specific release.

5

How do I fix CVE-2015-2721 in Ubuntu-based systems?

To fix CVE-2015-2721 in Ubuntu-based systems, update the nss package to version 2:3.19.2-0ubuntu15.04.1 (for Ubuntu 15.04), 2:3.19.1-1 (for Ubuntu 15.04), 2:3.19.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 (for Ubuntu 14.04), or 2:3.19.2-0ubuntu0.14.10.1 (for Ubuntu 14.10), depending on your specific release.

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