CVE-2020-26263 | BDVDB-2026-146286 Detail
tlsfuzzertlslite-ng
Description#
tlslite-ng is an open source python library that implements SSL and TLS cryptographic protocols. In tlslite-ng before versions 0.7.6 and 0.8.0-alpha39, the code that performs decryption and padding check in RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 decryption is data dependant. In particular, the code has multiple ways in which it leaks information about the decrypted ciphertext. It aborts as soon as the plaintext doesn't start with 0x00, 0x02. All TLS servers that enable RSA key exchange as well as applications that use the RSA decryption API directly are vulnerable. This is patched in versions 0.7.6 and 0.8.0-alpha39. Note: the patches depend on Python processing the individual bytes in side-channel free manner, this is known to not the case (see reference). As such, users that require side-channel resistance are recommended to use different TLS implementations, as stated in the security policy of tlslite-ng.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact high, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength
References#
- https://github.com/tlsfuzzer/tlslite-ng/security/advisories/GHSA-wvcv-832q-fjg7
- https://securitypitfalls.wordpress.com/2018/08/03/constant-time-compare-in-python/
- https://github.com/tlsfuzzer/tlslite-ng/pull/438
- https://github.com/tlsfuzzer/tlslite-ng/pull/439
- https://pypi.org/project/tlslite-ng/
- https://github.com/tlsfuzzer/tlslite-ng/commit/c28d6d387bba59d8bd5cb3ba15edc42edf54b368
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.