CVE-2021-24116 Information disclosure in n/a
Administrators can extract secret RSA keys from wolfSSL via side-channel attacks on base64 PEM decoding in isolated environments like Intel SGX.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-24116?
CVE-2021-24116 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wolfssl Wolfssl, published on 14 Jul 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In wolfSSL through 4.6.0, a side-channel vulnerability in base64 PEM file decoding allows system-level (administrator) attackers to obtain information about secret RSA keys via a controlled-channel and side-channel attack on software running in isolated environments that can be single stepped, especially Intel SGX.
Weakness: CWE-203
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24116?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wolfssl Wolfssl.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24116?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2021-24116 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24116 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wolfssl Wolfssl
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-24116, GHSA-jh62-5q2g-qjmx, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-24116.