CVE-2023-5388 Affecting firefox-esr package, versions <115.9.0esr-1~deb12u1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-FIREFOXESR-6466794
  • published20 Mar 2024
  • disclosed19 Mar 2024

Introduced: 19 Mar 2024

CVE-2023-5388  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 firefox-esr to version 115.9.0esr-1~deb12u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox-esr package and not the firefox-esr package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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