CVE-2023-6135
nss: vulnerable to Minerva side-channel information leak
Severity Score
4.3
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
Track
*SSVC
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.
Múltiples curvas NSS NIST fueron susceptibles a un ataque de canal lateral conocido como "Minerva". Este ataque podría 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.
*Credits:
George Pantela (Red Hat) and Hubert Kario (Red Hat)
CVSS Scores
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Privileges Required
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Scope
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-11-14 CVE Reserved
- 2023-12-19 CVE Published
- 2024-01-10 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-27 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- CWE-203: Observable Discrepancy
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10 |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56 | 2024-01-07 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6135 | 2024-04-04 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249906 | 2024-04-04 | |
| https://people.redhat.com/~hkario/marvin | 2024-04-04 |