vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-f4876dd4-9ca8-11e8-aa17-0011d823eebd (CVE-2018-0497): mbed TLS -- plaintext recovery vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Aug 10, 2018 | Aug 11, 2018 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Aug 10, 2018
Added
Aug 11, 2018
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
Simon Butcher reports: When using a CBC based ciphersuite, a remote attacker can partially recover the plaintext. When using a CBC based ciphersuite, an attacker with the ability to execute arbitrary code on the machine under attack can partially recover the plaintext by use of cache based side-channels.
Solution
freebsd-upgrade-package-mbedtls
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