CVE-2020-12399

Firefox ESR: NSS has shown timing differences when performing DSA signatures, which was exploitable and could eventually…

CVE-2020-12399 is fixed in 24 products on 2 platforms, first by libnss3 2:3.35-2ubuntu2.8, released May 25, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

RoutineFixed on 2 platforms
CVSS
4.4
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0065
51st percentile

NSS has shown timing differences when performing DSA signatures, which was exploitable and could eventually leak private keys. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.9.0, Firefox < 77, and Firefox ESR < 68.9.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 78.0esr Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US) 78.0esr Jun 25, 2020
Linux
firefox · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 firefox 77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Jun 2, 2020
firefox · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 firefox 77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jun 2, 2020
firefox-geckodriver · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 firefox-geckodriver 77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Jun 2, 2020
firefox-geckodriver · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 firefox-geckodriver 77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jun 2, 2020
firefox-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 firefox-mozsymbols 77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Jun 2, 2020
firefox-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 firefox-mozsymbols 77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jun 2, 2020
libnss3 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2:3.35-2ubuntu2.8 libnss3 2:3.35-2ubuntu2.8 May 25, 2020
libnss3 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.1 libnss3 2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.1 May 25, 2020
libnss3-tools · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2:3.35-2ubuntu2.8 libnss3-tools 2:3.35-2ubuntu2.8 May 25, 2020
libnss3-tools · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.1 libnss3-tools 2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.1 May 25, 2020
nspr · RHEL 8 0:4.25.0-2.el8_2 RHSA-2020:3280 Aug 3, 2020
nspr-devel · RHEL 8 0:4.25.0-2.el8_2 RHSA-2020:3280 Aug 3, 2020
nss · RHEL 8 0:3.53.1-11.el8_2 RHSA-2020:3280 Aug 3, 2020
nss-devel · RHEL 8 0:3.53.1-11.el8_2 RHSA-2020:3280 Aug 3, 2020
nss-softokn · RHEL 8 0:3.53.1-11.el8_2 RHSA-2020:3280 Aug 3, 2020
nss-softokn-devel · RHEL 8 0:3.53.1-11.el8_2 RHSA-2020:3280 Aug 3, 2020
nss-softokn-freebl · RHEL 8 0:3.53.1-11.el8_2 RHSA-2020:3280 Aug 3, 2020
nss-softokn-freebl-devel · RHEL 8 0:3.53.1-11.el8_2 RHSA-2020:3280 Aug 3, 2020
nss-sysinit · RHEL 8 0:3.53.1-11.el8_2 RHSA-2020:3280 Aug 3, 2020
nss-tools · RHEL 8 0:3.53.1-11.el8_2 RHSA-2020:3280 Aug 3, 2020
nss-util · RHEL 8 0:3.53.1-11.el8_2 RHSA-2020:3280 Aug 3, 2020
nss-util-devel · RHEL 8 0:3.53.1-11.el8_2 RHSA-2020:3280 Aug 3, 2020
thunderbird · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 thunderbird 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Oct 8, 2020
thunderbird · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 thunderbird 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Oct 8, 2020
thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 thunderbird-gnome-support 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Oct 8, 2020
thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 thunderbird-gnome-support 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Oct 8, 2020
thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Oct 8, 2020
thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Oct 8, 2020
xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Oct 8, 2020
xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Oct 8, 2020
xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Oct 8, 2020
xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Oct 8, 2020
xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 xul-ext-lightning 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Oct 8, 2020
xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 xul-ext-lightning 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Oct 8, 2020

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