CVE-2021-24116
In wolfSSL through 4.6.0, a side-channel vulnerability in base64 PEM file decoding allows system-level (administrator) attackers to obtain information about secret RSA keys via a controlled-channel and side-channel attack on software running in isolated…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.04%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In wolfSSL through 4.6.0, a side-channel vulnerability in base64 PEM file decoding allows system-level (administrator) attackers to obtain information about secret RSA keys via a controlled-channel and side-channel attack on software running in isolated environments that can be single stepped, especially Intel SGX.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.04% probability · 62th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-203
- Affected
- wolfssl/wolfssl
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/UzL-ITS/util-lookup/blob/main/cve-vulnerability-publication.mdRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releasesRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/UzL-ITS/util-lookup/blob/main/cve-vulnerability-publication.mdRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releasesRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.