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CVE-2021-36647

Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm in the function mbedtls_mpi_exp_mod() in lignum.c in Mbed TLS Mbed TLS

Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm in the function mbedtls_mpi_exp_mod() in lignum.c in Mbed TLS Mbed TLS all versions before 3.0.0, 2.27.0 or 2.16.11 allows attackers with access to precise enough timing and memory access information (typically an untrusted operating system attacking a secure enclave such as SGX or the TrustZone secure world) to recover the private keys used in RSA.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7 EPSS 0.0005
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Affected Products & Versions

3
arm mbed tls< 2.16.11
arm mbed tls>= 2.17.0 and < 2.27.0
arm mbed tls>= 2.28.0 and < 3.0.0

Scoring & Timeline

4.7
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Network Adjacent Local Physical
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Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD17 Jan 2023 · 09:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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