CVE-2012-0390

gnutls: DTLS plaintext recovery attack

Published Jan 6, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The DTLS implementation in GnuTLS 3.0.10 and earlier executes certain error-handling code only if there is a specific relationship between a padding length and the ciphertext size, which makes it easier for remote attackers to recover partial plaintext via a timing side-channel attack, a related issue to CVE-2011-4108.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0426 The DTLS implementation in GnuTLS 3.0.10 and earlier executes certain error-handling code only if there is a specific relationship between a padding length and the ciphertext size, which makes it easier for remote attackers to recover partial plaintext via a timing side-channel attack, a related issue to CVE-2011-4108.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:23 PM
Reserved
Jan 5, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 6, 2012, 1:55 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:37 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 5, 2012, 12:00 AM