CVE-2018-5261

Published Feb 2, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier. Due to the usage of plaintext information from the handshake as input for the encryption key used for the encryption of the rest of the session, the server and client disclose sensitive information, such as the authentication credentials, to any man-in-the-middle (MiTM) listener.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-17043 An issue was discovered in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier. Due to the usage of plaintext information from the handshake as input for the encryption key used for the encryption of the rest of the session, the server and client disclose sensitive information, such as the authentication credentials, to any man-in-the-middle (MiTM) listener.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 5:33 AM
Reserved
Jan 7, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 2, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:59 AM