CVE-2024-22340 IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture information disclosure

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A remote attacker can obtain sensitive information during ECDSA signature creation via a timing-based attack in the IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture library.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-22340?

CVE-2024-22340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM 4769 Developers Toolkit, published on 11 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture 7.0.0 through 7.5.51

could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information during the creation of ECDSA signatures to perform a timing-based attack.

Weakness: CWE-208

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22340?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Common Cryptographic Architecture.

How do I fix CVE-2024-22340?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22340 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-22340 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22340 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c929-wgpc-h7f5.

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