CVE-2018-12404
nss: Cache side-channel variant of the Bleichenbacher attack
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · November 30, 2018
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 5.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor