Timing side-channel attack in Mozilla NSS
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | NO |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-5388 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-385 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Mozilla NSS Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | Mozilla |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Covert timing channel
EUVDB-ID: #VU85267
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5388
CWE-ID:
CWE-385 - Covert Timing Channel
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient fix for #VU84108 (CVE-2023-4421). A remote attacker can perform Marvin attack and gain access to sensitive information.
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsMozilla NSS: 3.0.1 - 3.95
External linkshttp://people.redhat.com/~hkario/marvin/
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2243644
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
