CVE-2023-6135
nss: vulnerable to Minerva side-channel information leak
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Multiple NSS NIST curves were susceptible to a side-channel attack known as "Minerva". This attack could potentially allow an attacker to recover the private key. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 121.
MĂșltiples curvas NSS NIST fueron susceptibles a un ataque de canal lateral conocido como "Minerva". Este ataque podrĂa permitir potencialmente que un atacante recupere la clave privada. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox < 121.
The Network Security Services (NSS) package contains a vulnerability that exposes a side-channel information leak. This weakness enables a local attacker to capture several thousand usages of a signature, allowing them to utilize this information to recover portions of an ECDSA private key.
USN-6562-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem. Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. DoHyun Lee discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when used on systems with the Mesa VM driver. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code. George Pantela and Hubert Kario discovered that Firefox using multiple NSS NIST curves which were susceptible to a side-channel attack known as "Minerva". An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information. Andrew Osmond discovered that Firefox did not properly validate the textures produced by remote decoders. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to escape the sandbox.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Timeline
- 2023-11-14 CVE Reserved
- 2023-12-19 CVE Published
- 2025-02-13 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- CWE-203: Observable Discrepancy
CAPEC
References (5)
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10 |
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56 | 2024-01-07 | |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6135 | 2024-09-19 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249906 | 2024-09-19 | |
https://people.redhat.com/~hkario/marvin | 2024-09-19 |