#VU87339 Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy in Libgcrypt - CVE-2024-2236

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#VU87339 Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy in Libgcrypt - CVE-2024-2236

Published: March 11, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87339
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2236
CWE-ID: CWE-208
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Libgcrypt
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform timing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in libgcrypt's RSA implementation. A remote attacker can initiate a Bleichenbacher-style attack, which can lead to the decryption of RSA ciphertexts.


Remediation

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

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