Side channel attack in wolfSSL - CVE-2021-24116

 

Side channel attack in wolfSSL - CVE-2021-24116

Published: July 12, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU54674
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-24116
CWE-ID: CWE-208
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to observable timing discrepancy in base64 PEM decoding.A local user can gain access to sensitive information.

Affected software

wolfSSL

How to mitigate CVE-2021-24116

Install updates from vendor's website.

wolfSSL - update to 4.8.0

External References

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