5.9 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.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5981

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CWE-208 : Observable Timing Discrepancy
In security-relevant contexts, even small variations in timing can be exploited by attackers to indirectly infer certain details about the product's internal operations. For example, in some cryptographic algorithms, attackers can use timing differences to infer certain properties about a private key, making the key easier to guess. Timing discrepancies effectively form a timing side channel.

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. Observable Discrepancies are at the root of side channel attacks. Observable discrepancy in the RAPL interface for some Intel processors allows information disclosure. Crypto hardware wallet's power consumption relates to total number of pixels illuminated, creating a side channel in the USB connection that allows attackers to determine secrets displayed such as PIN numbers and passwords Java-oriented framework compares HMAC signatures using String.equals() instead of a constant-time algorithm, causing timing discrepancies This, and others, use ".." attacks and monitor error responses, so there is overlap with directory traversal. Enumeration of valid usernames based on inconsistent responses Account number enumeration via inconsistent responses. User enumeration via discrepancies in error messages. User enumeration via discrepancies in error messages. Bulletin Board displays different error messages when a user exists or not, which makes it easier for remote attackers to identify valid users and conduct a brute force password guessing attack. Operating System, when direct remote login is disabled, displays a different message if the password is correct, which allows remote attackers to guess the password via brute force methods. Product allows remote attackers to determine if a port is being filtered because the response packet TTL is different than the default TTL. Product sets a different TTL when a port is being filtered than when it is not being filtered, which allows remote attackers to identify filtered ports by comparing TTLs. Product modifies TCP/IP stack and ICMP error messages in unusual ways that show the product is in use. Behavioral infoleak by responding to SYN-FIN packets. Product may generate different responses than specified by the administrator, possibly leading to an information leak. Version control system allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files and directories via the -X command for an alternate history file, which causes different error messages to be returned. FTP server generates an error message if the user name does not exist instead of prompting for a password, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames. SSL implementation does not perform a MAC computation if an incorrect block cipher padding is used, which causes an information leak (timing discrepancy) that may make it easier to launch cryptographic attacks that rely on distinguishing between padding and MAC verification errors, possibly leading to extraction of the original plaintext, aka the "Vaudenay timing attack." Virtual machine allows malicious web site operators to determine the existence of files on the client by measuring delays in the execution of the getSystemResource method. Product uses a shorter timeout for a non-existent user than a valid user, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess usernames and conduct brute force password guessing. Product immediately sends an error message when a user does not exist, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames via a timing attack. FTP server responds in a different amount of time when a given username exists, which allows remote attackers to identify valid usernames by timing the server response. Browser allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files by setting the src property to the target filename and using Javascript to determine if the web page immediately stops loading, which indicates whether the file exists or not.

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