Firefox Timing Side-Channel RSA Decrypt (123)
CVE-2023-5388 Published on March 19, 2024
NSS was susceptible to a timing side-channel attack when performing RSA decryption. This attack could potentially allow an attacker to recover the private data. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-5388 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity, and a small impact on availability.
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Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox:- Version unspecified and below 124 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 115.9 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 115.9 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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