CVE-2017-7502 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for nss: ALAS-2017-848

Null pointer dereference when handling empty SSLv2 messages:
A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the way NSS handled empty SSLv2 messages. An attacker could use this flaw to crash a server application compiled against the NSS library. (CVE-2017-7502 )

Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; allows unauthorized modification; allows disruption of service.

Please refer to Amazon advisory ALAS-2017-848 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.

Patch:
Following are links for downloading patches to fix the vulnerabilities:

ALAS-2017-848: Amazon Linux (nss (3.28.4-1.2.79.amzn1) on i686)

ALAS-2017-848: Amazon Linux (nss (3.28.4-1.2.79.amzn1) on x86_64)

ALAS-2017-848: Amazon Linux (nss (3.28.4-1.2.79.amzn1) on src)