CVE-2010-3173
The SSL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, Thunderbird before 3.0.9 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9 does not properly set the minimum key length for Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral (DHE) mode, which…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.04%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The SSL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, Thunderbird before 3.0.9 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9 does not properly set the minimum key length for Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral (DHE) mode, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.04% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/seamonkey · mozilla/thunderbird
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41839
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42867
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114250
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100120156
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2123
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:210
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:211
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-72.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0781.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0782.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1007-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0061
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=554354
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=583337
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=587234
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=595300
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12118
- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41839
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42867
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114250
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100120156
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2123
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:210
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:211
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-72.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0781.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0782.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1007-1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.