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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2016-01-31T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:10:40.307Z

Reserved: 2016-01-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-1938

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-01-31T18:59:05.107

Modified: 2018-10-30T16:27:35.843

Link: CVE-2016-1938

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-01-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-1938 - Bugzilla