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CVE-2024-11862 — Vulnerability in Devolutions.XTS.NET — CVE Details

MEDIUM

Devolutions.XTS.NET Vulnerable to Timing Attack on GF Multiplications

Published November 27, 2024Updated November 27, 2024Source: osv

Summary

### Impact Timing attacks on Galois Field multiplications in this package. Successful exploitation would effectively allow a downgrade of the security guarantees of the XTS mode to the security guarantees of ECB mode, allowing block swapping, enabling identification of identical blocks, and rendering half of the XTS key obsolete. Timing attacks require specific conditions to be exploitable. ### Patches Patched in 2024.11.26 ### Workarounds Upgrade the package ### References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timing_attack

Advisory Timeline

  • First published November 27, 2024 (684 days ago).
  • Last revised November 27, 2024 — 0 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

NuGet
Update Devolutions.XTS.NET to 2024.11.26 or later
dotnet add package Devolutions.XTS.NET --version 2024.11.26

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: NuGet (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
Devolutions.XTS.NET
NuGet
2024.11.192024.11.26

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 5.1 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
—
Confidentiality
—
Integrity
—
Availability
—

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-11862?
Devolutions.XTS.NET Vulnerable to Timing Attack on GF Multiplications This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 5.1/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2024-11862?
CVE-2024-11862 affects Devolutions.XTS.NET. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2024-11862 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
5.1

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-j6vm-4r7g-x4gr

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