nss: Insufficient timing side-channel resistance in divSpoiler
Published Jun 11, 2018
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.41%
Description
An existing mitigation of timing side-channel attacks is insufficient in some circumstances. This issue is addressed in Network Security Services (NSS) 3.26.1. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<50
- Version
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<45.5
- Version
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<45.5
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Mozilla | Firefox | n/a |
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| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | n/a |
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| Mozilla | Thunderbird | n/a |
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Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nss
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
nss
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
nss
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nss | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | nss | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | nss | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.41% (0.02410) | 83.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.45% (0.02452) | 82.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.34% (0.01344) | 78.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.43% (0.03432) | 78.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.37% (0.01370) | 78.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00169) | 55.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 53.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00323) | 67.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 69.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 66.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94341 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9074 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1293334 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396548 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9074
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-46 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9074
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/#CVE-2016-9074
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-93/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Change history (0)
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