CVE-2020-12400

CVE Details

Release Date:

2020-10-08

Description

When converting coordinates from projective to affine, the modular inversion was not performed in constant time, resulting in a possible timing-based side channel attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80 and Firefox for Android < 80.

See more information about CVE-2020-12400 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.7	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (nspr)	ELSA-2020-4076	2020-10-08
Oracle Linux version 7 (nss)	ELSA-2020-4076	2020-10-08
Oracle Linux version 7 (nss-softokn)	ELSA-2020-4076	2020-10-08
Oracle Linux version 7 (nss-util)	ELSA-2020-4076	2020-10-08
Oracle Linux version 8 (nss)	ELSA-2021-0538	2021-02-17

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