A security vulnerability has been identified in the pkcs11-provider, which is associated with Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS#11). If exploited successfully, this vulnerability could result in a Bleichenbacher-like security flaw, potentially enabling a side-channel attack on PKCS#1 1.5 decryption.
Published 2024-01-30 17:15:11
Updated 2024-02-08 17:29:26
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2023-6258

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-6258

0.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 42 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-6258

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
8.1
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.2
5.9
NIST 2024-02-08
8.1
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.2
5.9
Red Hat, Inc. 2024-01-30

CWE ids for CVE-2023-6258

  • The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor, which exposes security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • The device does not contain sufficient protection mechanisms to prevent physical side channels from exposing sensitive information due to patterns in physically observable phenomena such as variations in power consumption, electromagnetic emissions (EME), or acoustic emissions.
    Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2023-6258

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