CVE-2018-0497 is a timing-based side-channel vulnerability in ARM mbed TLS versions prior to 2.12.0, 2.7.5, and 2.1.14, affecting ARM and Debian Linux distributions. This flaw allows remote attackers to achieve partial plaintext recovery for CBC-based ciphersuites due to an incorrect fix for an older vulnerability. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.9, it has a network attack vector and high confidentiality impact, but requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.1.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.2.0, < 2.7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.8.0, < 2.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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