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 prior to NSS 3.41.

CVSS v3.0 5.9 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-12404	Issue Tracking VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107260	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00021.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2237
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00029.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-379803.pdf
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-040-04

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Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-05-02 10:29

Updated : 2021-02-11 23:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-12404

Mitre link : CVE-2018-12404

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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Products Affected

mozilla

network_security_services

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