CVE-2024-50383
Oct. 25, 2024, 12:56 p.m.
5.9
Medium
Description
Botan before 3.6.0, when certain GCC versions are used, has a compiler-induced secret-dependent operation in lib/utils/donna128.h in donna128 (used in Chacha-Poly1305 and x25519). An addition can be skipped if a carry is not set. This was observed for GCC 11.3.0 with -O2 on MIPS, and GCC on x86-i386. (Only 32-bit processors can be affected.)
Product(s) Impacted
Product | Versions |
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Botan |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-203
Observable Discrepancy
The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor, which exposes security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: NETWORK
- Attack Complexity: HIGH
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
- Integrity Impact: NONE
- Availability Impact: NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Timeline
Published: Oct. 23, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 25, 2024, 12:56 p.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 25, 2024, 12:56 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
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More infoSource
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