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Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-203

Allowed

Observable Discrepancy

Abstraction: Base · Status: Incomplete

The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor.

903 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-MH8F-5GW2-5WGH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:27 – Updated: 2026-04-16 15:31
VLAI
Details

The Raccoon attack exploits a flaw in the TLS specification which can lead to an attacker being able to compute the pre-master secret in connections which have used a Diffie-Hellman (DH) based ciphersuite. In such a case this would result in the attacker being able to eavesdrop on all encrypted communications sent over that TLS connection. The attack can only be exploited if an implementation re-uses a DH secret across multiple TLS connections. Note that this issue only impacts DH ciphersuites and not ECDH ciphersuites. This issue affects OpenSSL 1.0.2 which is out of support and no longer receiving public updates. OpenSSL 1.1.1 is not vulnerable to this issue. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2w (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2v).

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-1968"
  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-203",
      "CWE-326"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-09-09T14:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Raccoon attack exploits a flaw in the TLS specification which can lead to an attacker being able to compute the pre-master secret in connections which have used a Diffie-Hellman (DH) based ciphersuite. In such a case this would result in the attacker being able to eavesdrop on all encrypted communications sent over that TLS connection. The attack can only be exploited if an implementation re-uses a DH secret across multiple TLS connections. Note that this issue only impacts DH ciphersuites and not ECDH ciphersuites. This issue affects OpenSSL 1.0.2 which is out of support and no longer receiving public updates. OpenSSL 1.1.1 is not vulnerable to this issue. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2w (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2v).",
  "id": "GHSA-mh8f-5gw2-5wgh",
  "modified": "2026-04-16T15:31:26Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:27:38Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1968"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00016.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-02"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200911-0004"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4504-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20200909.txt"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-MHCQ-HVGJ-XM2H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-05 18:32 – Updated: 2025-10-01 21:30
VLAI
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

x86: fix user address masking non-canonical speculation issue

It turns out that AMD has a "Meltdown Lite(tm)" issue with non-canonical accesses in kernel space. And so using just the high bit to decide whether an access is in user space or kernel space ends up with the good old "leak speculative data" if you have the right gadget using the result:

CVE-2020-12965 “Transient Execution of Non-Canonical Accesses“

Now, the kernel surrounds the access with a STAC/CLAC pair, and those instructions end up serializing execution on older Zen architectures, which closes the speculation window.

But that was true only up until Zen 5, which renames the AC bit [1]. That improves performance of STAC/CLAC a lot, but also means that the speculation window is now open.

Note that this affects not just the new address masking, but also the regular valid_user_address() check used by access_ok(), and the asm version of the sign bit check in the get_user() helpers.

It does not affect put_user() or clear_user() variants, since there's no speculative result to be used in a gadget for those operations.

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    "nvd_published_at": "2024-11-05T18:15:13Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nx86: fix user address masking non-canonical speculation issue\n\nIt turns out that AMD has a \"Meltdown Lite(tm)\" issue with non-canonical\naccesses in kernel space.  And so using just the high bit to decide\nwhether an access is in user space or kernel space ends up with the good\nold \"leak speculative data\" if you have the right gadget using the\nresult:\n\n  CVE-2020-12965 \u201cTransient Execution of Non-Canonical Accesses\u201c\n\nNow, the kernel surrounds the access with a STAC/CLAC pair, and those\ninstructions end up serializing execution on older Zen architectures,\nwhich closes the speculation window.\n\nBut that was true only up until Zen 5, which renames the AC bit [1].\nThat improves performance of STAC/CLAC a lot, but also means that the\nspeculation window is now open.\n\nNote that this affects not just the new address masking, but also the\nregular valid_user_address() check used by access_ok(), and the asm\nversion of the sign bit check in the get_user() helpers.\n\nIt does not affect put_user() or clear_user() variants, since there\u0027s no\nspeculative result to be used in a gadget for those operations.",
  "id": "GHSA-mhcq-hvgj-xm2h",
  "modified": "2025-10-01T21:30:28Z",
  "published": "2024-11-05T18:32:12Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50102"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/291313693677a345d4f50aae3c68e28b469f601e"
    },
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86e6b1547b3d013bc392adf775b89318441403c2"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-MHG4-9WXF-WQV3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-04 12:30 – Updated: 2025-07-04 12:30
VLAI
Details

Timing difference in password reset in Ergon Informatik AG's Airlock IAM 7.7.9, 8.0.8, 8.1.7, 8.2.4 and 8.3.1 allows unauthenticated attackers to enumerate usernames.

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-6056"
  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-203"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-07-04T12:15:35Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Timing difference in password reset in Ergon Informatik AG\u0027s Airlock IAM 7.7.9, 8.0.8, 8.1.7, 8.2.4 and 8.3.1 allows unauthenticated attackers to enumerate usernames.",
  "id": "GHSA-mhg4-9wxf-wqv3",
  "modified": "2025-07-04T12:30:27Z",
  "published": "2025-07-04T12:30:27Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6056"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redguard.ch/blog/2025/07/04/cve-2025-6056-airlock-iam-username-enumeration"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-MJ59-569C-8FQG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-11 03:30 – Updated: 2025-03-11 03:30
VLAI
Details

IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture 7.0.0 through 7.5.51

could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information due to a timing attack during certain RSA operations.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-41760"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-03-11T01:15:33Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture 7.0.0 through 7.5.51 \n\ncould allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information due to a timing attack during certain RSA operations.",
  "id": "GHSA-mj59-569c-8fqg",
  "modified": "2025-03-11T03:30:50Z",
  "published": "2025-03-11T03:30:49Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41760"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7185282"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-MJQV-XHGM-GX8C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-21 18:30 – Updated: 2025-02-05 19:43
VLAI
Summary
IO FinNet tss-lib vulnerable to timing attack from non-constant time scalar arithmetic
Details

io.finnet tss-lib before 2.0.0 can leak the lambda value of a private key via a timing side-channel attack because it relies on Go big.Int, which is not constant time for Cmp, modular exponentiation, or modular inverse. An example leak is in crypto/paillier/paillier.go. (bnb-chain/tss-lib and thorchain/tss are also affected.)

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        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/bnb-chain/tss-lib"
      },
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          "events": [
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        }
      ]
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  ],
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    "CVE-2023-26557"
  ],
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      "CWE-203"
    ],
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-02-05T19:43:31Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-04-21T18:15:07Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "io.finnet tss-lib before 2.0.0 can leak the lambda value of a private key via a timing side-channel attack because it relies on Go big.Int, which is not constant time for Cmp, modular exponentiation, or modular inverse. An example leak is in crypto/paillier/paillier.go. (bnb-chain/tss-lib and thorchain/tss are also affected.)",
  "id": "GHSA-mjqv-xhgm-gx8c",
  "modified": "2025-02-05T19:43:31Z",
  "published": "2023-04-21T18:30:24Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26557"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/IoFinnet/tss-lib/releases/tag/v2.0.0"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/bnb-chain/tss-lib"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/bnb-chain/tss-lib/tree/v1.3.5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/thorchain/tss/tss-lib/-/tags/v0.1.3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://medium.com/@iofinnet/security-disclosure-for-ecdsa-and-eddsa-threshold-signature-schemes-4e969af7155b"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1733"
    }
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "IO FinNet tss-lib vulnerable to timing attack from non-constant time scalar arithmetic"
}

GHSA-MM45-6CWC-XR83

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-31 00:00 – Updated: 2022-04-06 00:01
VLAI
Details

In WallpaperManagerService, there is a possible way to determine whether an app is installed, without query permissions, due to side channel information disclosure. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12LAndroid ID: A-194112606

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-39791"
  ],
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      "CWE-203"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-03-30T16:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In WallpaperManagerService, there is a possible way to determine whether an app is installed, without query permissions, due to side channel information disclosure. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12LAndroid ID: A-194112606",
  "id": "GHSA-mm45-6cwc-xr83",
  "modified": "2022-04-06T00:01:49Z",
  "published": "2022-03-31T00:00:16Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39791"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-12l"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-MMH4-CVWV-5VMM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-14 18:31 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:33
VLAI
Details

Windows MSHTML Platform Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-30040"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20",
      "CWE-203"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-05-14T17:17:12Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Windows MSHTML Platform Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability",
  "id": "GHSA-mmh4-cvwv-5vmm",
  "modified": "2025-10-22T00:33:04Z",
  "published": "2024-05-14T18:31:04Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30040"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-30040"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-30040"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-MQF8-4CQM-P83X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-08 06:30 – Updated: 2024-02-08 18:30
VLAI
Summary
Liferay Portal allows attackers to discover the existence of sites
Details

Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.1, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before service pack 3, 7.2 before fix pack 18, and older unsupported versions returns with different responses depending on whether a site does not exist or if the user does not have permission to access the site, which allows remote attackers to discover the existence of sites by enumerating URLs. This vulnerability occurs if locale.prepend.friendly.url.style=2 and if a custom 404 page is used.

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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "7.2.0"
            },
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              "fixed": "7.4.2"
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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
              "introduced": "7.3.0"
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            {
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        }
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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "7.2.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "7.2.10.fp18"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-25146"
  ],
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      "CWE-203",
      "CWE-204"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-02-08T18:30:36Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-02-08T04:15:08Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.1, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before service pack 3, 7.2 before fix pack 18, and older unsupported versions returns with different responses depending on whether a site does not exist or if the user does not have permission to access the site, which allows remote attackers to discover the existence of sites by enumerating URLs. This vulnerability occurs if locale.prepend.friendly.url.style=2 and if a custom 404 page is used.",
  "id": "GHSA-mqf8-4cqm-p83x",
  "modified": "2024-02-08T18:30:36Z",
  "published": "2024-02-08T06:30:23Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25146"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://liferay.dev/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2024-25146"
    }
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Liferay Portal allows attackers to discover the existence of sites"
}

GHSA-MQFP-QPVJ-GHJM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-08 18:33 – Updated: 2024-10-08 18:33
VLAI
Details

Windows Cryptographic Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-43546"
  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-203"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-10-08T18:15:19Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Windows Cryptographic Information Disclosure Vulnerability",
  "id": "GHSA-mqfp-qpvj-ghjm",
  "modified": "2024-10-08T18:33:16Z",
  "published": "2024-10-08T18:33:16Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43546"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43546"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-MQWW-8M23-JP5W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-10-30 18:30 – Updated: 2023-11-06 15:30
VLAI
Details

In Permission Manager, there is a possible way to determine whether an app is installed, without query permissions, due to side channel information disclosure. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-21327"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-203"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-10-30T17:15:49Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In Permission Manager, there is a possible way to determine whether an app is installed, without query permissions, due to side channel information disclosure. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.",
  "id": "GHSA-mqww-8m23-jp5w",
  "modified": "2023-11-06T15:30:31Z",
  "published": "2023-10-30T18:30:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21327"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/android-14"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

Mitigation MIT-46
Architecture and Design

Strategy: Separation of Privilege

  • Compartmentalize the system to have "safe" areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
  • Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.
Mitigation MIT-39
Implementation
  • Ensure that error messages only contain minimal details that are useful to the intended audience and no one else. The messages need to strike the balance between being too cryptic (which can confuse users) or being too detailed (which may reveal more than intended). The messages should not reveal the methods that were used to determine the error. Attackers can use detailed information to refine or optimize their original attack, thereby increasing their chances of success.
  • If errors must be captured in some detail, record them in log messages, but consider what could occur if the log messages can be viewed by attackers. Highly sensitive information such as passwords should never be saved to log files.
  • Avoid inconsistent messaging that might accidentally tip off an attacker about internal state, such as whether a user account exists or not.
CAPEC-189: Black Box Reverse Engineering

An adversary discovers the structure, function, and composition of a type of computer software through black box analysis techniques. 'Black Box' methods involve interacting with the software indirectly, in the absence of direct access to the executable object. Such analysis typically involves interacting with the software at the boundaries of where the software interfaces with a larger execution environment, such as input-output vectors, libraries, or APIs. Black Box Reverse Engineering also refers to gathering physical side effects of a hardware device, such as electromagnetic radiation or sounds.