Partial traffic decryption via RSA timing discrepancy
Published Sep 4, 2024 · Updated Mar 13, 2025
Observable timing discrepancy in affected IPCOM EX2 and VE2 firmware allows remote attackers to decrypt portions of encrypted traffic. The SSL accelerator and SSL-VPN functions perform RSA key exchange with observable processing-time differences. Exploitation requires access to the encrypted communication and its timing behavior; the specific cryptographic operation causing the discrepancy is undisclosed.
Summary
What happened
Observable timing discrepancy in affected IPCOM EX2 and VE2 firmware allows remote attackers to decrypt portions of encrypted traffic. The SSL accelerator and SSL-VPN functions perform RSA key exchange with observable processing-time differences. Exploitation requires access to the encrypted communication and its timing behavior; the specific cryptographic operation causing the discrepancy is undisclosed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-39921
- Published
- Sep 4, 2024
- Updated
- Mar 13, 2025
- Vendor
- Fsas Technologies
- Product
- IPCOM VE2 Series
- Classifications
- CWE-203, CWE-208
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 4, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=V01L04NF0001 to V01L06NF0112
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