CVE-2017-15361 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Flawed RSA key generation in Infineon TPM firmware allows attackers to break cryptographic protections and access encrypted data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-15361?

CVE-2017-15361 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Infineon RSA library 1.02.013 in Infineon Trusted Platform Module (TPM) firmware, such as versions before 0000000000000422 - 4.34, before 000000000000062b - 6.43, and before 0000000000008521 - 133.33, mishandles RSA key generation, which makes it easier for attackers to defeat various cryptographic protection mechanisms via targeted attacks, aka ROCA. Examples of affected technologies include BitLocker with TPM 1.2, YubiKey 4 (before 4.3.5) PGP key generation, and the Cached User Data encryption feature in Chrome OS.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15361?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Infineon Rsa Library, Infineon Trusted Platform Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-15361?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2017-15361 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15361 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 6 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qcrq-wp7v-84jc, MGASA-2017-0395.

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