CVE-2018-16868
Description
A Bleichenbacher type side-channel based padding oracle attack was found in the way gnutls handles verification of RSA decrypted PKCS#1 v1.5 data. An attacker who is able to run a process on the same physical core as the victim process could use this to extract plain text or, in some cases, downgrade any TLS connections to a vulnerable server.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.7 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Physical | Physical | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | High | High | N/A |
| Privileges Required | High | Low | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | None | N/A |
| Scope | Changed | Changed | N/A |
| Confidentiality | High | High | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | Low | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
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