Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm Affecting nss-softokn package, versions <0:3.53.1-6.el7_9
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.05% (17th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-NSSSOFTOKN-2176693
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 28 Jul 2020
Introduced: 28 Jul 2020
CVE-2020-12400 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7 nss-softokn to version 0:3.53.1-6.el7_9 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss-softokn package and not the nss-softokn package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
When converting coordinates from projective to affine, the modular inversion was not performed in constant time, resulting in a possible timing-based side channel attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80 and Firefox for Android < 80.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12400
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1623116
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-36/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-39/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4076
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00021.html
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