#VU85660 Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy in macOS - CVE-2024-23218

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#VU85660 Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy in macOS - CVE-2024-23218

Published: January 22, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85660
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-2024-23218
CWE-ID: CWE-208
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
macOS
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a timing side-channel issue in CoreCrypto. A remote attacker can decrypt legacy RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 ciphertexts without having the private key.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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