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CVE-2023-5981

A vulnerability was found that the response times to malformed ciphertexts in RSA-PSK ClientKeyExchange differ from response times of ciphertexts with correct PKCS#1 v1.5 padding.

MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 1.27%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A vulnerability was found that the response times to malformed ciphertexts in RSA-PSK ClientKeyExchange differ from response times of ciphertexts with correct PKCS#1 v1.5 padding.

CVSS 3.1
5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.27% probability · 68th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-208, CWE-203
Affected
debian/debian linux · gnu/gnutls · redhat/linux · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.