During RSA key generation, bignum implementations used a variation of the Binary Extended Euclidean Algorithm which entailed significantly input-dependent flow. This allowed an attacker able to perform electromagnetic-based side channel attacks to record traces leading to the recovery of the secret primes. *Note:* An unmodified Firefox browser does not generate RSA keys in normal operation and is not affected, but products built on top of it might. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.4
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade nsprUpgrade nspr-devel | May 4, 2022 | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade firefoxUpgrade nssUpgrade librewolf | Aug 22, 2024 | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade nss-softokn-debuginfoUpgrade nss-develUpgrade nss-util-debuginfoUpgrade nss-sysinitUpgrade nspr-debuginfoUpgrade nss-toolsUpgrade nssUpgrade nss-softokn-freeblUpgrade nss-softokn-freebl-develUpgrade nspr-develUpgrade nss-util-develUpgrade nss-debuginfoUpgrade nsprUpgrade nss-pkcs11-develUpgrade nss-utilUpgrade nss-softokn-develUpgrade nss-softokn | Nov 12, 2020 | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade nss-softoknUpgrade nss-utilUpgrade nspr | Jul 13, 2021 | Jul 3, 2020 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade nss-util-debuginfoUpgrade nss-sysinitUpgrade nss-debugsourceUpgrade nss-softoknUpgrade nss-util-develUpgrade nss-softokn-develUpgrade nss-sysinit-debuginfoUpgrade nss-tools-debuginfoUpgrade nss-debuginfoUpgrade nspr-debugsourceUpgrade nspr-debuginfoUpgrade nss-softokn-freebl-develUpgrade nspr-develUpgrade nss-utilUpgrade nss-toolsUpgrade nss-softokn-freebl-debuginfoUpgrade nss-develUpgrade nsprUpgrade nss-softokn-freeblUpgrade nss-pkcs11-develUpgrade nss-softokn-debuginfoUpgrade nss | Aug 4, 2020 | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade nss | Jul 2, 2020 | Jul 2, 2020 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade www-client/firefox. | Jul 28, 2020 | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade nss-softokn-freeblUpgrade nss-softokn-develUpgrade nss-softoknUpgrade nss-softokn-freebl-devel | Feb 2, 2021 | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade nss-softoknUpgrade nssUpgrade nss-util | Jun 2, 2021 | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Mfsa2020 24 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 78.0 | Jul 2, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 78.0 | Jul 17, 2020 | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Nutanix Ahv | — | Upgrade Nutanix AHV to the latest version | Jun 5, 2026 | Sep 19, 2022 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade web/browser/firefox to version 78.3.0-11.4.27.0.1.82.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade mail/thunderbird to version 78.3.0-11.4.27.0.1.82.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade web/data/firefox-bookmarks to version 78.3.0-11.4.27.0.1.82.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade mail/thunderbird/plugin/thunderbird-lightning to version 68.12.0-11.4.27.0.1.82.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Jan 19, 2021 | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade nspr-develUpgrade nss-develUpgrade nss-utilUpgrade nss-util-develUpgrade nss-pkcs11-develUpgrade nss-softokn-freebl-develUpgrade nss-softokn-develUpgrade nss-softokn-freeblUpgrade nsprUpgrade nss-sysinitUpgrade nssUpgrade nss-softoknUpgrade nss-tools | Aug 5, 2020 | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade nss-debugsourceUpgrade nss-util-debuginfoUpgrade nss-tools-debuginfoUpgrade nss-softokn-freebl-debuginfoUpgrade nss-debuginfoUpgrade nspr-develUpgrade nspr-debugsourceUpgrade nss-softokn-freeblUpgrade nss-util-develUpgrade nss-sysinitUpgrade nss-softokn-develUpgrade nss-softoknUpgrade nss-toolsUpgrade nsprUpgrade nss-softokn-debuginfoUpgrade nss-pkcs11-develUpgrade nss-softokn-freebl-develUpgrade nssUpgrade nspr-debuginfoUpgrade nss-sysinit-debuginfoUpgrade nss-utilUpgrade nss-devel | Aug 4, 2020 | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade nspr-debuginfoUpgrade nspr-debugsourceUpgrade nspr-develUpgrade nspr | Mar 12, 2024 | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade mozillafirefoxUpgrade libsoftokn3-32bitUpgrade libsoftokn3-hmacUpgrade libsoftokn3-hmac-32bitUpgrade libsoftokn3Upgrade mozillafirefox-translations-otherUpgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade mozillafirefox-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade mozillafirefox-buildsymbolsUpgrade mozilla-nss-sysinitUpgrade libfreebl3-hmac-32bitUpgrade libfreebl3-hmacUpgrade mozillafirefox-branding-upstreamUpgrade mozilla-nss-certs-32bitUpgrade libfreebl3Upgrade mozillafirefox-branding-sleUpgrade mozilla-nsprUpgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade mozilla-nspr-32bitUpgrade mozillafirefox-branding-sledUpgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-sysinit-32bitUpgrade mozillafirefox-translations-commonUpgrade mozilla-nss-certsUpgrade mozilla-nspr-devel | Jul 4, 2020 | Jul 3, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libnss3 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libnss3 | Aug 5, 2020 | Jul 3, 2020 |
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