CVE-2020-12413

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: February 16, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:51 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorFirefoxFirefox ESR

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

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

v < 78
Affected range stops below 78, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 78.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 68.10
Affected range stops below 68.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 68.10.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.9MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-203

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