CVE-2023-6258 (GCVE-0-2023-6258)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-30 16:55 – Updated: 2025-06-17 21:29
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Summary
A security vulnerability has been identified in the pkcs11-provider, which is associated with Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS#11). If exploited successfully, this vulnerability could result in a Bleichenbacher-like security flaw, potentially enabling a side-channel attack on PKCS#1 1.5 decryption.
Severity ?
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-1300 - Improper Protection of Physical Side Channels
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a pkcs11-provider Unaffected: 0.2
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