CVE-2016-9574

MEDIUMNVD 5.9

5.9

nss before version 3.30 is vulnerable to a remote denial of service during the session handshake when using SessionTicket extension and ECDHE-ECDSA.

CVSS v3: 5.9
EG Score: —
EPSS: 39.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 19, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1320695
secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9574
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1320695
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9574

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-26 23:43 UTCOSV refresh
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-9574?

CVE-2016-9574 is a medium vulnerability published on July 19, 2018. nss before version 3.30 is vulnerable to a remote denial of service during the session handshake when using SessionTicket extension and ECDHE-ECDSA.

When was CVE-2016-9574 disclosed?

CVE-2016-9574 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 19, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2016-9574 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-9574 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 39.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-9574?

CVE-2016-9574 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2016-9574?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-9574, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2016-9574

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