SB20250521134 - Timing attack in F5 Traffix SDC OpenSSL component
Published: May 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250521134
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Covert Timing Channel (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-13176)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to recover a private key.
The vulnerability exists due to a timing side-channel in ECDSA signature computations. A remote attacker can recover the private key and decrypt data.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the attacker's process must either be located in the same physical computer or must have a very fast network connection with low latency.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.