CVE-2023-6135: mozilla firefox Observable Discrepancy
CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2024:0785RHSA-2024:0786RHSA-2024:0790RHSA-2024:0791UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6135DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6135CGA-7hgw-ww86-4whxCGA-h776-3x5c-v7q5
Published 19-12-2023Last modified 13-02-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-6135 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Observable Discrepancy vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.71%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 5Timeline
- 19-12-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-02-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Multiple NSS NIST curves were susceptible to a side-channel attack known as "Minerva". This attack could potentially allow an attacker to recover the private key. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 121.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionMedium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.71%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
53%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.71% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.71%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat20 products
- nspr< 0:4.35.0-6.el9_3 | < 0:4.35.0-6.el9_2
- nspr-debuginfo< 0:4.35.0-6.el9_3 | < 0:4.35.0-6.el9_2
- nspr-devel< 0:4.35.0-6.el9_3 | < 0:4.35.0-6.el9_2
- nss< 0:3.90.0-6.el8_8 | < 0:3.90.0-6.el8_9 | < 0:3.90.0-6.el9_3 | < 0:3.90.0-6.el9_2
- nss-debuginfo< 0:3.90.0-6.el8_8 | < 0:3.90.0-6.el8_9 | < 0:3.90.0-6.el9_3 | < 0:3.90.0-6.el9_2
Ubuntu8 products
- firefox< 121.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- mozjs102All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs38All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs52All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs68All versions (No fix recorded)
Chainguard1 product
- firefox-esr< 121.0-r0
Debian1 product
- nssAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2:3.95-1
Mozilla1 product
- firefox≥ unspecified, < 121 | < 121.0
5 vendors · 31 products
References
24 linksShow all 24 references
- minerva.crocs.fi.muni.czARTICLE