CVE-2018-12404 Affecting nss package, versions <0:3.44.0-4.amzn2.0.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.33% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-NSS-1674373
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed2 May 2019

Introduced: 2 May 2019

CVE-2018-12404  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 nss to version 0:3.44.0-4.amzn2.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1305.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss package and not the nss package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.