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🛡️ CVE-2023-5388 — debian-linux

🟡 CVSS 6.5 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-203 NVD
6.5
CVSS Score
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Description

NSS was susceptible to a timing side-channel attack when performing RSA decryption. This attack could potentially allow an attacker to recover the private data. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability low.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.

Weakness class

CVE-2023-5388 is classified as CWE-203: Observable Discrepancy. The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor.

Affected software

CVE-2023-5388 is recorded against 3 packages.

  • debian-linux
  • firefox (fixed in 124.0)
  • thunderbird (fixed in 115.9.0)

Timeline and source

Published on 19 March 2024 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

bugzilla.mozilla.org
lists.debian.org
lists.debian.org
www.mozilla.org
www.mozilla.org
www.mozilla.org
bugzilla.mozilla.org
lists.debian.org
lists.debian.org
lists.debian.org
www.mozilla.org
www.mozilla.org
www.mozilla.org

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Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-203: Observable Discrepancy) in other software:

CVE-2023-5388 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 6.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
CWE CWE-203
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2024-03-19
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
debian-linux — —
firefox — 124.0
thunderbird — 115.9.0

References

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