Medium severity · published Aug 6, 2024
CVE-2024-7531
Calling `PK11_Encrypt()` in NSS using CKM_CHACHA20 and the same buffer for input and output can result in plaintext on an Intel Sandy Bridge processor
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Calling `PK11_Encrypt()` in NSS using CKM_CHACHA20 and the same buffer for input and output can result in plaintext on an Intel Sandy Bridge processor. In Firefox this only affects the QUIC header protection feature when the connection is using the ChaCha20-Poly1305 cipher suite. The most likely outcome is connection failure, but if the connection persists despite the high packet loss it could be possible for a network observer to identify packets as coming from the same source despite a network path change. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129, Firefox ESR < 115.14, and Firefox ESR < 128.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firefox · Mozilla
before 129.0 · source: NVD
FE
Firefox Esr · Mozilla
before 115.14.0; 128.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7531
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7531
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1905691
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-33/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-34/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-35/
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