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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2006.0481 -- [UNIX/Linux][Solaris]
Memory Leak in NSS May Cause the System to Hang or Panic
19 July 2006
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: NSS
Publisher: Sun Microsystems
Operating System: Solaris
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact: Denial of Service
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CVE-2006-3127
Original Bulletin:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-102461-1
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Solaris. It is recommended that administrators
running NSS check for an updated version of the software for their
operating system at:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/.
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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
* Sun Alert ID: 102461
* Synopsis: Memory Leak in NSS May Cause the System to Hang or Panic
* Category: Security, Availability
* Product: Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4, Sun Java Enterprise
System 2005Q1, Sun Java Enterprise System 2004Q2
* BugIDs: 6421471
* Avoidance: Workaround, Patch
* State: Resolved
* Date Released: 13-Jun-2006, 17-Jul-2006
* Date Closed: 17-Jul-2006
* Date Modified: 17-Jul-2006
1. Impact
With Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4, 2004Q2 and 2005Q1 and patch
119209-07, 119211-07 or 119213-07 (for SPARC) or patch
119212-07 or 119214-07 (for x86) or patch 121656-07 (for
Linux) installed, Network Security Services (NSS) will leak 256 bytes
of memory per RSA cryptographic operation. After a certain amount of
time, this causes the system to run out of memory and may lead to a
system hang or panic.
NSS is an open source project, and it provides SSL, SMIME and
certificate management services to Sun Java Enterprise System.
Additional information can be found at
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/
This issue is also described in CVE-2006-3127 at:
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2006-3127
2. Contributing Factors
This issue can occur in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4, 2004Q2 and 2005Q1 (for Solaris
8) with patch 119209-07 and without patch 119209-09
* Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4, 2004Q2 and 2005Q1 (for Solaris
9) with patch 119211-07 and without patch 119211-09
* Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q1 (for Solaris 10) with patch
119213-07 and without patch 119213-09
x86 Platform
* Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4, 2004Q2 and 2005Q1 (for Solaris
9) with patch 119212-07 and without patch 119212-09
* Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q1 (for Solaris 10) with patch
119214-07 and without patch 119214-09
Linux Platform
* Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4, 2004Q2 and 2005Q1 (for Linux)
with patch 121656-07 without patch 121656-09
Notes:
1. Sun Java Enterprise System is not available for Solaris 8 on the
x86 platform.
2. Only NSS version 3.11 is impacted by this issue.
To determine if the NSS packages are installed on a system, the
following command can be run:
% pkginfo SUNWtls
To determine the version of NSS on a system, the following command can
be run:
% pkgparam SUNWtls SUNW_PRODVERS
3. Symptoms
The system will run out of memory and may hang or panic.
4. Relief/Workaround
To work around the described issue, back out whichever patch necessary
(119209-07, 119211-07, 119212-07, 119213-07,
119214-07, 121656-07) according to which operating system
version is installed.
5. Resolution
This issue is addressed in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4, 2004Q2 and 2005Q1 (for Solaris
8) with patch 119209-09 or later
* Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4, 2004Q2 and 2005Q1 (for Solaris
9) with patch 119211-09 or later
* Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q1 (for Solaris 10) with patch
119213-09 or later
x86 Platform
* Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4, 2004Q2 and 2005Q1 (for Solaris
9) with patch 119212-09 or later
* Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q1 (for Solaris 10) with patch
119214-09 or later
Linux Platform
* Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4, 2004Q2 and 2005Q1 (for Linux)
with patch 121656-07
Change History
17-Jul-2006:
* Updated Contributing Factors and Resolution sections
* State: Resolved
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