Timing Attack in CoyIM otr3



Risk Medium
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-208
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 otr3
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor CoyIM messenger client

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy

EUVDB-ID: #VU28462

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

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

CPE2.3 External links

https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMCOYIMOTR3-570194
https://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.



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