CVE-2024-23170

Description

An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS 2.x before 2.28.7 and 3.x before 3.5.2. There was a timing side channel in RSA private operations. This side channel could be sufficient for a local attacker to recover the plaintext. It requires the attacker to send a large number of messages for decryption, as described in "Everlasting ROBOT: the Marvin Attack" by Hubert Kario.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory readthedocs.io
Affected: n/a n/a
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-23170?
CVE-2024-23170 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-23170?
To fix CVE-2024-23170, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-23170 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-23170 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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