CVE-2023-5388

6.5 MEDIUM

Published: March 19, 2024 Modified: November 04, 2025

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1780432

Source: security@mozilla.org

Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00022.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00028.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-12/

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-13/

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-14/

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1780432