CVE-2024-45191

Sept. 10, 2024, 7:35 p.m.

5.3
Medium

Description

An issue was discovered in Matrix libolm through 3.2.16. The AES implementation is vulnerable to cache-timing attacks due to use of S-boxes. This is related to software that uses a lookup table for the SubWord step. This refers to the libolm implementation of Olm. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Matrix libolm (Olm)
  • ['3.2.16 and before']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-208
Observable Timing Discrepancy
Two separate operations in a product require different amounts of time to complete, in a way that is observable to an actor and reveals security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.

CVSS Score

5.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Timeline

Published: Aug. 22, 2024, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Sept. 10, 2024, 7:35 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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More info

Source

cve@mitre.org

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