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CVE-2018-0737

openssl: RSA key generation cache timing vulnerability in crypto/rsa/rsa_gen.c allows attackers to recover private keys

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · April 16, 2018

Updated · October 16, 2026

Description

OpenSSL RSA key generation was found to be vulnerable to cache side-channel attacks. An attacker with sufficient access to mount cache timing attacks during the RSA key generation process could recover parts of the private key.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE-385 · Covert Timing Channel