CVE-2018-15800

Timing attack allows extraction of signing key in Bits Service

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Published Dec 10, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cloud Foundry Bits Service, versions prior to 2.18.0, includes an information disclosure vulnerability. A remote malicious user may execute a timing attack to brute-force the signing key, allowing them complete read and write access to the the Bits Service storage.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Cloud Foundry

Bits Service Release

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`all versions`	affected	< 2.18.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bits_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-7661	Cloud Foundry Bits Service, versions prior to 2.18.0, includes an information disclosure vulnerability. A remote malicious user may execute a timing attack to brute-force the signing key, allowing them complete read and write access to the the Bits Service storage.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.928% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2018-15800

History

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Subscriptions

Cloud Foundry Bits Service

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:34 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: dell
Published: Dec 10, 2018, 7:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:34 AM
Reserved: Aug 23, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:43 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 10, 2018, 7:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:43 AM

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