SB2024060621 - Observable discrepancy in IBM AIX
Published: June 6, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024060621
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Observable discrepancy (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0914)
CWE-ID: CWE-203 - Observable discrepancy
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a timing side-channel attack.
The vulnerability exists due to observable discrepancy when processing RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 padded ciphertexts. A remote attacker can perform unauthorized RSA ciphertext decryption or signing, even without access to the corresponding private key.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.