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ghsa-xxxm-cq2q-5v69

Vulnerability from github

Published

2023-08-22 21:30

Modified

2025-11-04 00:30

Severity ?

7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

IBM GSKit-Crypto could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a timing-based side channel in the RSA Decryption implementation. By sending an overly large number of trial messages for decryption, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 257132.

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CVE-2023-33850 (GCVE-0-2023-33850)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2023-08-22 20:31

Modified

2025-11-03 21:48

Severity ?

7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-203 - Observable Discrepancy

Summary

IBM GSKit-Crypto could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a timing-based side channel in the RSA Decryption implementation. By sending an overly large number of trial messages for decryption, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7010369	vendor-advisory
	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7022413	vendor-advisory
	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7022414	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

TXSeries for Multiplatforms

Version: 8.1, 8.2, 9.1

	IBM	CICS TX Standard	Version: 11.1
	IBM	CICS TX Advanced	Version: 10.1, 11.1

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