#VU84568 Observable discrepancy in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox for Android - CVE-2023-6135
Published: December 19, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84568
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6135
CWE-ID: CWE-203
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a side-channel attack in multiple NSS NIST curves, known as "Minerva". A remote attacker can recover the private key and decrypt data passed between server and client.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.