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CVE-2018-12404 Affecting nss-tools package, versions <0:3.44.0-4.amzn2.0.2

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 10.24% (95th percentile)
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NVD
5.9 medium
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SUSE
5.9 medium
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Red Hat
5.9 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-NSSTOOLS-1674408
  • published 27 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 2 May 2019
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Introduced: 2 May 2019

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How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 nss-tools to version 0:3.44.0-4.amzn2.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1305.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss-tools package and not the nss-tools package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.