CVE-2023-6135
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 <
02 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 <
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.71% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 53.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-12-19 13:38Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-02-13 17:26Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-11-14
- Assigning CNA
- mozilla
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 670ba6881c0dcadb00ab8b88b24ce1974d7c9d699a96c2a9d4e108b59c11ded5
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1853908
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/
- security.gentoo.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- nss Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-devel Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-softokn Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-softokn-devel Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-softokn-freebl Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-softokn-freebl-devel Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-sysinit Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-tools Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-util Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-util-devel Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 9
- nspr Fixed in 4.35.0-6.el9_3
- nspr-devel Fixed in 4.35.0-6.el9_3
- nss Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-devel Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-softokn Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-softokn-devel Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-softokn-freebl Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-softokn-freebl-devel Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-sysinit Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-tools Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-util Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-util-devel Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- nss Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-devel Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-softokn Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-softokn-devel Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-softokn-freebl Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-softokn-freebl-devel Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-sysinit Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-tools Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-util Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
- nss-util-devel Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el8_9
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- nspr Fixed in 4.35.0-6.el9_3
- nspr-devel Fixed in 4.35.0-6.el9_3
- nss Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-devel Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-softokn Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-softokn-devel Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-softokn-freebl Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-softokn-freebl-devel Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-sysinit Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-tools Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-util Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
- nss-util-devel Fixed in 3.90.0-6.el9_3
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- nss No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- nss Fixed in 2:3.95-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- nss Fixed in 2:3.95-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- mozjs38 No fix yet
- mozjs52 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- firefox Fixed in 121.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- mozjs52 No fix yet
- mozjs68 No fix yet
- nss Fixed in 2:3.98-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- mozjs102 No fix yet
- mozjs78 No fix yet
- mozjs91 No fix yet
- nss Fixed in 2:3.98-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- mozjs102 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- nss No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- nss No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- nss No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.