SB2018083110 - Multiple vulnerabilities in RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite
Published: August 31, 2018 Updated: October 1, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018083110
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Covert Timing Channel (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11057)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerabiity exists due to a covert timing channel vulnerability during RSA decryption, also known as a Bleichenbacher attack on RSA decryption. A remote attacker can recover a RSA key.2) Heap Inspection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11055)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the decoded PKCS #12 data in heap memory is not zeroized by MES before releasing the memory internally. A local authenticated user can gain access to the unauthorized data.Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.