CVE-2023-5388 Affecting nss package, versions <2:3.98-0ubuntu0.20.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-NSS-6027666
  • published23 Oct 2023
  • disclosed19 Mar 2024

Introduced: 23 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-5388  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 nss to version 2:3.98-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss package and not the nss package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 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

version 3.1