CVE-2018-12404 (GCVE-0-2018-12404)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-05-02 16:40 – Updated: 2024-08-05 08:38
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Summary
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.
Severity
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CWE
  • Cryptographic Issues
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) Affected: All versions prior to NSS 3.41
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