CVE-2023-5981: Observable Discrepancy in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
A vulnerability was found that the response times to malformed ciphertexts in RSA-PSK ClientKeyExchange differ from response times of ciphertexts with correct PKCS#1 v1.5 padding.
CVE-2023-5981: Observable Discrepancy in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Description
A vulnerability was found that the response times to malformed ciphertexts in RSA-PSK ClientKeyExchange differ from response times of ciphertexts with correct PKCS#1 v1.5 padding.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- redhat
- Date Reserved
- 2023-11-07T08:05:10.875Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 690a5558a730e5a3d9d7c263
Added to database: 11/4/2025, 7:34:48 PM
Last updated: 11/4/2025, 7:34:53 PM
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