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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-3479 · published 14 October 2022

CVE-2022-3479: Mozilla network security services vulnerability

Mozilla · Network Security Services

A vulnerability found in nss. By this security vulnerability, nss client auth crash without a user certificate in the database and this can lead us to a segmentation fault or crash.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.76% · top 46.5%
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.76%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A vulnerability found in nss. By this security vulnerability, nss client auth crash without a user certificate in the database and this can lead us to a segmentation fault or crash.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1774654 Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2134331 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-05 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1774654 Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2134331 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-05 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-3479), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.