Timing Attack in CoyIM otr3

1) Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy

EUVDB-ID: #VU28462

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-208 - Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the an exploitable timing discrepancy issue when parsing messages. A remote attacker can disclose sensitive information on the target system.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

otr3: All versions

External links

http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMCOYIMOTR3-570194
http://github.com/coyim/otr3/commit/240c8939c9d8627c7aa2831b69409fdbba13b40b

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.