Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy in Mozilla NSS - CVE-2016-9074
Published: December 21, 2016 / Updated: December 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU2243
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9074
CWE-ID: CWE-208
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla NSS
Mozilla NSS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to timing discrepancy. A remote attacker can perform timing side-channel attacks and gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-9074
Install update from vendor's website.