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FKIE_CVE-2015-3278

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-07-25 18:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:25
Summary
The cipherstring parsing code in nss_compat_ossl while in multi-keyword mode does not match the expected set of ciphers for a given cipher combination, which allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238326Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238326Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nss_compat_ossl_project nss_compat_ossl -

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  "id": "CVE-2015-3278",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:25:39.587",
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