Medium severity · published Sep 11, 2018
CVE-2018-11070
RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.4 and RSA BSAFE SSL-J versions prior to 6.2.4 contain a Covert Timing Channel vulnerability during PKCS #1 unpadding operations, also…
5.9
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.4 and RSA BSAFE SSL-J versions prior to 6.2.4 contain a Covert Timing Channel vulnerability during PKCS #1 unpadding operations, also known as a Bleichenbacher attack. A remote attacker may be able to recover a RSA key.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BC
Bsafe Crypto-j · Dell
before 6.2.4 · source: NVD
RB
Rsa Bsafe Ssl-j · Dell
before 6.2.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11070
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11070
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041614
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041615
Mailing List
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/7
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