Vulnerability in Mozilla Network_security_services
CVE-2018-12404
A cached side channel attack during handshakes using RSA encryption could allow for the decryption of encrypted content. This is a variant of the Adaptive Chosen Ciphertext attack (AKA Bleichenbacher attack) and affects all NSS versions pr…
EPSS: 0.444 (98.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Mozilla Network_security_services
- Mozilla Network Security Services (Nss) — versions All versions prior to NSS 3.41
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@mozilla.org (VDB Entry, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@mozilla.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12404?
- CVE-2018-12404 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Network_security_services. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-05-02.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12404?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-12404 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.