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CVE-2016-8635

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 2.02%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-08-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-8635
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
2.02%
Exchange

Original Filing — NVD Description

It was found that Diffie Hellman Client key exchange handling in NSS 3.21.x was vulnerable to small subgroup confinement attack. An attacker could use this flaw to recover private keys by confining the client DH key to small subgroup of the desired group.