Vulnerability · Published Feb 16, 2023 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2020-12413
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Firefox from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Raccoon attack is a timing attack on DHE ciphersuites inherit in the TLS specification. To mitigate this vulnerability, Firefox disabled support for DHE ciphersuites.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nss | 2:3.17-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12413 |
| Debian:13 | nss | 2:3.17-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12413 |
| Debian:14 | nss | 2:3.17-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12413 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nss | 2:3.68.2-0ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12413 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – before 78 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – before 68.10 |
Weakness: CWE-203 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N