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CVE-2018-0498

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4267-1

Severity Score

4.7
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

ARM mbed TLS before 2.12.0, before 2.7.5, and before 2.1.14 allows local users to achieve partial plaintext recovery (for a CBC based ciphersuite) via a cache-based side-channel attack.

ARM mbed TLS en versiones anteriores a la 2.12.0, en versiones anteriores a la 2.7.5 y en versiones anteriores a la 2.1.14 permite a los usuarios locales lograr una recuperación parcial de texto plano (para un ciphersuite basado en CBC) mediante un ataque de canal lateral basado en caché.

It was discovered that mbedtls has a bounds-check bypass through an integer overflow that can be used by an attacked to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. It was discovered that mbedtls has a vulnerability where an attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted certificate chain that is mishandled during RSASSA-PSS signature verification within a TLS or DTLS session. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2017-11-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-07-28 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Arm
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Mbed Tls
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< 2.1.14
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-
Affected
Arm
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Mbed Tls
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>= 2.2.0 < 2.7.5
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Arm
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Mbed Tls
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>= 2.8.0 < 2.12.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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8.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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9.0
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-
Affected