Vulnerability in Open-quantum-safe Liboqs
CVE-2024-36405
liboqs is a C-language cryptographic library that provides implementations of post-quantum cryptography algorithms. A control-flow timing lean has been identified in the reference implementation of the Kyber key encapsulation mechanism whe…
EPSS: 0.005 (40.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Open-quantum-safe Liboqs — versions < 0.10.1
- Openquantumsafe Liboqs
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-36405?
- CVE-2024-36405 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open-quantum-safe Liboqs, classified under CWE-208. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-06-10.
- How severe is CVE-2024-36405?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.