CVE-2016-7440 describes a cache-bank timing side-channel vulnerability in the C implementation of AES in wolfSSL versions prior to 3.9.10, which also impacts products like Debian, MariaDB, and Oracle. This local vulnerability (CVSS 5.5 Medium) allows an attacker with low privileges to potentially discover AES encryption keys by analyzing timing differences. While the impact is high for confidentiality, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.0.0, < 10.0.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.1.0, < 10.1.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.6.0, <= 5.6.33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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