CVE-2023-5388 Affecting nss package, versions <2:3.42.1-1+deb10u8
Snyk CVSS
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.04% (10th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-NSS-6026701
- published 23 Oct 2023
- disclosed 19 Mar 2024
Introduced: 23 Oct 2023
CVE-2023-5388 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10
nss
to version 2:3.42.1-1+deb10u8 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.
NSS was susceptible to a timing side-channel attack when performing RSA decryption. This attack could potentially allow an attacker to recover the private data. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-5388
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1780432
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-12/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-13/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-14/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00022.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00028.html