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Covert Timing Channel

CVE-2024-11862

Severity Medium
Score 5.1/10

Summary

Non constant time cryptographic operation in Devolutions.XTS.NET prior to 2024.11.26 allows an attacker to render half of the encryption key obsolete via a timing attack.

  • HIGH
  • LOCAL
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-385 - Covert Timing Channel

Covert timing channels convey information by modulating some aspect of system behavior over time, so that the program receiving the information can observe system behavior and infer protected information.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published