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Covert Timing Channel Affecting openssl-perl package, versions *

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.04% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-OPENSSLPERL-1991910
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Apr 2018
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Introduced: 16 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-0737  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-385  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 openssl-perl.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl-perl package and not the openssl-perl package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The OpenSSL RSA Key generation algorithm has been shown to be vulnerable to a cache timing side channel attack. An attacker with sufficient access to mount cache timing attacks during the RSA key generation process could recover the private key. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.0i-dev (Affected 1.1.0-1.1.0h). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2p-dev (Affected 1.0.2b-1.0.2o).

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