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CVE-2018-12404 Affecting nss package, versions <0:3.44.0-7.84.amzn1

high

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-AMZN201803-NSS-1721472
  • 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:2018.03 nss to version 0:3.44.0-7.84.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2020-1355.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss package and not the nss package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 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.