// For flags

CVE-2020-25657

m2crypto: bleichenbacher timing attacks in the RSA decryption API

Severity Score

5.9
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A flaw was found in all released versions of m2crypto, where they are vulnerable to Bleichenbacher timing attacks in the RSA decryption API via the timed processing of valid PKCS#1 v1.5 Ciphertext. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Se encontró un fallo en todas las versiones publicadas de m2crypto, donde son vulnerables a ataques de sincronización de Bleichenbacher en la API de descifrado RSA por medio del procesamiento cronometrado de texto cifrado PKCS#1 versión v1.5 válido. La mayor amenaza de esta vulnerabilidad es la confidencialidad

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
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
  • 2020-09-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-01-12 CVE Published
  • 2023-09-28 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-203: Observable Discrepancy
  • CWE-385: Covert Timing Channel
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
M2crypto Project
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 M2crypto
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Affected
Redhat
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 Virtualization
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 4.0
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Affected
Redhat
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 Enterprise Linux
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 6.0
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Affected
Redhat
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 Enterprise Linux
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 7.0
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 33
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Affected