ALPINE-CVE-2018-12404

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CVE-2018-12404
Published: 02 May 2019, 17:29
Last modified:03 Dec 2025, 22:44

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
24/100
CVSS Score
5.9 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_alpine)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 May 2019, 17:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
03 Dec 2025, 22:44
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A cached side channel attack during handshakes using RSA encryption could allow for the decryption of encrypted content. This is a variant of the Adaptive Chosen Ciphertext attack (AKA Bleichenbacher attack) and affects all NSS versions prior to NSS 3.41.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Systems

  • alpine•nss

    < 3.41-r0 | < 3.41-r0 | < 3.41-r0 | < 3.41-r0 | < 3.41-r0 | < 3.41-r0 | < 3.41-r0 | < 3.41-r0 | < 3.41-r0

References (1)