Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy in otr3 - #VU28462
Published: June 1, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28462
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.2 [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]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-208
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
otr3
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.