CVE-2022-4304
MEDIUMEPSS 97th pctlDescription
A timing based side channel exists in the OpenSSL RSA Decryption implementation which could be sufficient to recover a plaintext across a network in a Bleichenbacher style attack. To achieve a successful decryption an attacker would have to be able to send a very large number of trial messages for decryption. The vulnerability affects all RSA padding modes: PKCS#1 v1.5, RSA-OEAP and RSASVE. For example, in a TLS connection, RSA is commonly used by a client to send an encrypted pre-master secret to the server. An attacker that had observed a genuine connection between a client and a server could use this flaw to send trial messages to the server and record the time taken to process them. After a sufficiently large number of messages the attacker could recover the pre-master secret used for the original connection and thus be able to decrypt the application data sent over that connection.
How to fix
This vulnerability affects an unusually large number of packages. The highest-confidence fixes are shown above; the full list is longer. Check the referenced advisories for complete coverage.
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-203 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-5753 | Medium | 5.6 | 94% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2003-0190 | Medium | 5.0 | 77% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2017-5715 | Medium | 5.6 | 74% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-3639 | Medium | 5.5 | 61% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-28770 | High | 7.5 | 58% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2004-1602 | Medium | 5.0 | 31% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2022-4304?
Published advisories record a fix for 166 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.
Is CVE-2022-4304 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2022-4304 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 16.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2022-4304?
CVE-2022-4304 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2022-4304 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for openssl (Debian), edk2 (Rocky), edk2 (Red Hat / RHEL), edk2-aarch64 (Rocky), and 162 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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