#VU15708 Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in GnuTLS - CVE-2018-10845 

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#VU15708 Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in GnuTLS - CVE-2018-10845

Published: November 5, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15708
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10845
CWE-ID: CWE-327
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GnuTLS
Software vendor:
GnuTLS

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of an insecure implementation of HMAC-SHA-384 algorithm vulnerable to a Lucky thirteen style attack. A remote attacker with ability to intercept traffic can recover encrypted data.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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