Information Exposure Affecting nss-softokn-devel package, versions <0:3.44.0-5.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.33% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-NSSSOFTOKNDEVEL-2144341
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed30 Nov 2018

Introduced: 30 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-12404  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 nss-softokn-devel to version 0:3.44.0-5.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss-softokn-devel package and not the nss-softokn-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 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.