CVE-2018-12384

N/A
Published: April 29, 2019 at 02:22 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:37 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsNetwork Security ServicesNetwork Security Services

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

When handling a SSLv2-compatible ClientHello request, the server doesn't generate a new random value but sends an all-zero value instead. This results in full malleability of the ClientHello for SSLv2 used for TLS 1.2 in all versions prior to NSS 3.39. This does not impact TLS 1.3.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.39
Affected range stops below 3.39, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-335

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