The TLS implementation in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) does not properly consider timing side-channel attacks on a noncompliant M
The TLS implementation in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) does not properly consider timing side-channel attacks on a noncompliant MAC check operation during the processing of malformed CBC padding, which allows remote attackers to conduct distinguishing attacks and plaintext-recovery attacks via statistical analysis of timing data for crafted packets, a related issue to CVE-2013-0169.
- Published
- Feb 8, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.7% · 89th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-203
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Report tools
Action score
18
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.7%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla | network security services | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
| oracle | enterprise manager ops center | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center |
| oracle | glassfish communications server | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_communications_server |
| oracle | glassfish server | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server |
| oracle | iplanet web proxy server | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:iplanet_web_proxy_server |
| oracle | iplanet web server | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:iplanet_web_server |
| oracle | opensso | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:opensso |
| oracle | traffic director | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:traffic_director |
| oracle | vm server | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_server |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux eus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus |
and 3 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux10.04
- canonical ubuntu linux11.10
- canonical ubuntu linux12.04
- canonical ubuntu linux12.10
- mozilla network security servicesbefore 3.14.3
- oracle enterprise manager ops center11.1
- oracle enterprise manager ops center12.1
- oracle enterprise manager ops center12.2
- oracle glassfish communications server2.0
- oracle glassfish server2.1.1
- oracle iplanet web proxy server4.0
- oracle iplanet web server6.1
- oracle iplanet web server7.0
- oracle opensso3.0-03
- oracle traffic director11.1.1.6.0
- oracle traffic director11.1.1.7.0
- oracle vm server3.2
- redhat enterprise linux desktop5.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop6.0
- redhat enterprise linux eus5.9
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nss | before 2:3.14.3-1 | 2:3.14.3-1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | mozilla-nss | before 3.26.2-1.1 | 3.26.2-1.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | nspr | before 0:4.9.5-1.el5_9 | 0:4.9.5-1.el5_9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | nspr-debuginfo | before 0:4.9.5-1.el5_9 | 0:4.9.5-1.el5_9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | nspr-devel | before 0:4.9.5-1.el5_9 | 0:4.9.5-1.el5_9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | nss | before 0:3.14.3-6.el5_9 | 0:3.14.3-6.el5_9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | nss-debuginfo | before 0:3.14.3-6.el5_9 | 0:3.14.3-6.el5_9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | nss-devel | before 0:3.14.3-6.el5_9 | 0:3.14.3-6.el5_9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | nss-pkcs11-devel | before 0:3.14.3-6.el5_9 | 0:3.14.3-6.el5_9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | nss-tools | before 0:3.14.3-6.el5_9 | 0:3.14.3-6.el5_9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | nspr | before 0:4.9.5-2.el6_4 | 0:4.9.5-2.el6_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | nspr-debuginfo | before 0:4.9.5-2.el6_4 | 0:4.9.5-2.el6_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | nspr-devel | before 0:4.9.5-2.el6_4 | 0:4.9.5-2.el6_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | nss | before 0:3.14.3-4.el6_4 | 0:3.14.3-4.el6_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | nss-debuginfo | before 0:3.14.3-4.el6_4 | 0:3.14.3-4.el6_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | nss-devel | before 0:3.14.3-4.el6_4 | 0:3.14.3-4.el6_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | nss-pkcs11-devel | before 0:3.14.3-4.el6_4 | 0:3.14.3-4.el6_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | nss-softokn | before 0:3.14.3-3.el6_4 | 0:3.14.3-3.el6_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | nss-softokn-debuginfo | before 0:3.14.3-3.el6_4 | 0:3.14.3-3.el6_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | nss-softokn-devel | before 0:3.14.3-3.el6_4 | 0:3.14.3-3.el6_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | nss-softokn-freebl | before 0:3.14.3-3.el6_4 | 0:3.14.3-3.el6_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | nss-softokn-freebl-devel | before 0:3.14.3-3.el6_4 | 0:3.14.3-3.el6_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | nss-sysinit | before 0:3.14.3-4.el6_4 | 0:3.14.3-4.el6_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | nss-tools | before 0:3.14.3-4.el6_4 | 0:3.14.3-4.el6_4 |
+4
Same product
mozilla: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2017-5461Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21.4, 3.22.x through 3.28.x before 3.28.4, 3.29.x before 3.29.5, and 3.30.x before 3.30.1 a40Plan
- CVE-2009-2404Heap-based buffer overflow in a regular-expression parser in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.12.3, as used in Firefox, Thun38Monitor
- CVE-2018-12404A cached side channel attack during handshakes using RSA encryption could allow for the decryption of encrypted content.36Monitor
- CVE-2016-2834Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.23, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of se36Monitor
- CVE-2016-1950Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.3 and 3.20.x and 3.21.x before 3.21.1, as used in Mozill36Monitor
- CVE-2015-7181The sec_asn1d_parse_leaf function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.19.2.1 and 3.20.x before 3.20.1, as used in Firefox be32Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:nss | 2:3.14.3-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:mozilla-nss | 3.26.2-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nspr | 0:4.9.5-1.el5_9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nspr-debuginfo | 0:4.9.5-1.el5_9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nspr-devel | 0:4.9.5-1.el5_9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nss | 0:3.14.3-6.el5_9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nss-debuginfo | 0:3.14.3-6.el5_9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nss-devel | 0:3.14.3-6.el5_9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nss-pkcs11-devel | 0:3.14.3-6.el5_9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nss-softokn | 0:3.14.3-3.el6_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nss-softokn-debuginfo | 0:3.14.3-3.el6_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nss-softokn-freebl | 0:3.14.3-3.el6_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nss-sysinit | 0:3.14.3-4.el6_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nss-tools | 0:3.14.3-6.el5_9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-203 · Observable DiscrepancyCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1144.html
- kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00009.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00010.html
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/05/24
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1135.html
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-19.xml
- www.isg.rhul.ac.uk/tls/TLStiming.pdf
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/57777
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1763-1
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.