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CVE-2023-4421

 

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The NSS code used for checking PKCS#1 v1.5 was leaking information useful in mounting Bleichenbacher-like attacks. Both the overall correctness of the padding as well as the length of the encrypted message was leaking through timing side-channel. By sending large number of attacker-selected ciphertexts, the attacker would be able to decrypt a previously intercepted PKCS#1 v1.5 ciphertext (for example, to decrypt a TLS session that used RSA key exchange), or forge a signature using the victim's key. The issue was fixed by implementing the implicit rejection algorithm, in which the NSS returns a deterministic random message in case invalid padding is detected, as proposed in the Marvin Attack paper. This vulnerability affects NSS < 3.61.

El código NSS utilizado para comprobar PKCS#1 v1.5 estaba filtrando información útil para montar ataques tipo Bleichenbacher. Tanto la exactitud general del relleno como la longitud del mensaje cifrado se filtraban a través del canal lateral de sincronización. Al enviar una gran cantidad de textos cifrados seleccionados por el atacante, el atacante podría descifrar un texto cifrado PKCS#1 v1.5 previamente interceptado (por ejemplo, para descifrar una sesión TLS que utilizó el intercambio de claves RSA) o falsificar una firma utilizando el código de la víctima. llave. El problema se solucionó implementando el algoritmo de rechazo implícito, en el que NSS devuelve un mensaje aleatorio determinista en caso de que se detecte un relleno no válido, como se propone en el artículo de Marvin Attack. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a NSS &lt; 3.61.

*Credits: Hubert Kario
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-08-18 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-12-12 CVE Published
  • 2023-12-21 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
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  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-203: Observable Discrepancy
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Mozilla
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Nss
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< 3.6.1
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Affected