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CVE-2018-12404 Affecting nss package, versions <2:3.41-1

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 15.11% (96th 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-DEBIAN10-NSS-421295
  • published 13 Dec 2018
  • disclosed 2 May 2019
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Introduced: 13 Dec 2018

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How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 nss to version 2:3.41-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss package and not the nss package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 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.