5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-23218
Apple macOS Watch tvOS iOS iPadOS Timed RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 Decryption
Description

A timing side-channel issue was addressed with improvements to constant-time computation in cryptographic functions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.3, watchOS 10.3, tvOS 17.3, iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3. An attacker may be able to decrypt legacy RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 ciphertexts without having the private key.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 23, 2024, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 13, 2024, 11:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-23218 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple watchos
5 Apple ipados
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-23218 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-23218 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/23 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/22 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214082 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214083 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214085 [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/33 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/33 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/36 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/36 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/39 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/39 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/40 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/40 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214055 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214055 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214059 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214059 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214060 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214060 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214061 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214061 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-203
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/39 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/40 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/33 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/36 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 23, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A timing side-channel issue was addressed with improvements to constant-time computation in cryptographic functions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.3, watchOS 10.3, tvOS 17.3, iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3. An attacker may be able to decrypt legacy RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 ciphertexts without having the private key.
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214059 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214055 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214060 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214061 [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-23218 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.15 }} 0.04%

score

0.49992

percentile

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