CVE-2020-35165 Information disclosure in Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit timing discrepancies in Dell BSAFE libraries to potentially recover sensitive cryptographic information.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-35165?

CVE-2020-35165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, published on 22 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, versions before 4.1.5, and Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, versions before 4.6, contain an Observable Timing Discrepancy Vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-203, CWE-208

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35165?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Dell Bsafe Crypto-C-Micro-Edition, Dell Bsafe Micro-Edition-Suite.

How do I fix CVE-2020-35165?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-35165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-35165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vjf7-9xrv-fjrq.

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