CVE-2018-11069 Weak cryptography in RSA BSAFE SSL-J

Medium 5.9 Published 11 Sep 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

A remote attacker can recover RSA keys via a timing channel attack in the RSA BSAFE SSL-J library, compromising encrypted communications.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-11069?

CVE-2018-11069 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC RSA BSAFE SSL-J, published on 11 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

RSA BSAFE SSL-J versions prior to 6.2.4 contain a Covert Timing Channel vulnerability during RSA decryption, also known as a Bleichenbacher attack on RSA decryption. A remote attacker may be able to recover a RSA key.

Weakness: CWE-327

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11069?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Bsafe Ssl-J.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11069?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11069 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-11069 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11069 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7645-rq2j-w93j.