CVE-2023-6135
MEDIUMFirefox < 121.0 - Side-Channel Attack via Minerva on NSS NIST Curves
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1853908
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10
Scores
CVSS v3
4.3
EPSS
0.0071
EPSS Percentile
48.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-203
Status
published
Products (1)
mozilla/firefox
< 121.0
Published
Dec 19, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026