CVE-2018-12404 Affecting nss-util package, versions <0:3.44.0-4.56.amzn1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-NSSUTIL-1721929
- published 27 Sep 2021
- disclosed 2 May 2019
Introduced: 2 May 2019
CVE-2018-12404 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03
nss-util
to version 0:3.44.0-4.56.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-util
package and not the nss-util
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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107260
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-379803.pdf
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12404
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-12404
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-040-04
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00029.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2237
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00021.html