CVE-2018-0734

Timing attack against DSA

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: October 30, 2018 at 12:00 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM UTC
19 products affected across 6 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxSnapCenter· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 12%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The OpenSSL DSA signature algorithm has been shown to be vulnerable to a timing side channel attack. An attacker could use variations in the signing algorithm to recover the private key. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1a (Affected 1.1.1). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.0j (Affected 1.1.0-1.1.0i). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2q (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2p).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

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netapp-cn1610 (same device)
10.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 10.12.011.0.0 ≤ v < 11.3.06.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.8.16.9.0 ≤ v < 6.15.08.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.8.18.9.0 ≤ v < 8.14.0*10.13.0
Affected range stops below 11.3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.15.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (29)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00030.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00056.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105758
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2304
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3700
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3932
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3933
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3935

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-327

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