VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-33850

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.17%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-08-22
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@us.ibm.com: CWE-203
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-203

Primary references