Vulnerability in IBM Aix
CVE-2023-33855
Under certain conditions, RSA operations performed by IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) 7.0.0 through 7.5.36 may exhibit non-constant-time behavior. This could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information using a timing-based attack. IBM X-Force ID: 257676.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (36.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7145168 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/257676 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-33855?
- CVE-2023-33855 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under CWE-385. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2024-03-26.
- How severe is CVE-2023-33855?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-33855 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.