Medium severity · published Jan 31, 2024
CVE-2023-5992
A vulnerability was found in OpenSC where PKCS#1 encryption padding removal is not implemented as side-channel resistant
5.9
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability was found in OpenSC where PKCS#1 encryption padding removal is not implemented as side-channel resistant. This issue may result in the potential leak of private data.
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)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
9.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 · Redhat
8.0_aarch64; 9.0_aarch64 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 Eus · Redhat
9.4_aarch64 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems · Redhat
8.0_s390x; 9.0_s390x · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus · Redhat
9.4_s390x · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian · Redhat
9.0_ppc64le · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus · Redhat
9.4_ppc64le · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
9.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions · Redhat
9.2; 9.4_ppc64le · source: NVD
OP
Opensc · Opensc Project
before 0.25.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5992
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5992
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0966
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0967
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5992
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248685
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki/CVE-2023-5992
Exploit
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/usenixsecurity24-shagam.pdf
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