vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2023-6935: wolfssl -- security update
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Feb 9, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | May 27, 2025 |
Description
wolfSSL SP Math All RSA implementation is vulnerable to the Marvin Attack, new variation of a timing Bleichenbacher style attack, when built with the following options to configure:
--enable-all CFLAGS="-DWOLFSSL_STATIC_RSA"
The define “WOLFSSL_STATIC_RSA” enables static RSA cipher suites, which is not recommended, and has been disabled by default since wolfSSL 3.6.6. Therefore the default build since 3.6.6, even with "--enable-all", is not vulnerable to the Marvin Attack. The vulnerability is specific to static RSA cipher suites, and expected to be padding-independent.
The vulnerability allows an attacker to decrypt ciphertexts and forge signatures after probing with a large number of test observations. However the server’s private key is not exposed.
Solution

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