CVE-2020-25657

m2crypto: bleichenbacher timing attacks in the RSA decryption API

Published Jan 12, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in all released versions of m2crypto, where they are vulnerable to Bleichenbacher timing attacks in the RSA decryption API via the timed processing of valid PKCS#1 v1.5 Ciphertext. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-18321 A flaw was found in all released versions of m2crypto, where they are vulnerable to Bleichenbacher timing attacks in the RSA decryption API via the timed processing of valid PKCS#1 v1.5 Ciphertext. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00544}

epss

{'score': 0.00307}

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:40 PM
Reserved
Sep 16, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 12, 2021, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:07 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 13, 2020, 12:00 AM