REDHAT-BUG-1370955: Medium severity LibTom LibTomCrypt vulnerability

Published Aug 28, 2016
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Updated

It has been reported that libtomcrypt may be vulnerable to a Bleichenbacher attack due to a vulnerability in rsaverifyhash.c

CERT has provided the details from Intel Security Advanced Threat Research team. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bleichenbacher signature forgery attack in OP-TEE Background The implementation for RSA signature verification of PKCS 1 v1.5 in the Open Portable Trusted Execution Environment (https://github.com/OP-TEE/opteeos) appears to be vulnerable to a Bleichenbacher signature forgery attack. The vulnerability may result in RSA signature or public certificate forgery when a low public exponent (for example, e = 3) is used. Vulnerability The function rsaverifyhashex (https://github.com/OPTEE/opteeos/blob/master/core/lib/libtomcrypt/src/pk/rsa/rsaverifyhash.c) does not check the number of remaining bytes in the decrypted message after ASN.1 encoded data. The function decodes the ASN.1 message and checks that it has the correct structure and values (OID and hash). This permits additional data after the ASN.1 message that can be used to forge a PKCS1 v1.5 signature for keys with a low public exponent. The original variant of the attack is described here: https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/openpgp/current/msg00999.html

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Affected Software

2 affected components
LibTom LibTomCrypt
OP-TEE Op-tee Os

Event History

Aug 28, 2016
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·11:50 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of REDHAT-BUG-1370955?

The severity of REDHAT-BUG-1370955 is considered high due to its potential impact on the cryptographic validation process.

2

How do I fix REDHAT-BUG-1370955?

To fix REDHAT-BUG-1370955, you should apply the latest updates provided by Libtom or OP-TEE that address this vulnerability.

3

What systems are affected by REDHAT-BUG-1370955?

REDAHT-BUG-1370955 affects Libtomcrypt and OP-TEE OS implementations that utilize the vulnerable rsa_verify_hash.c file.

4

What type of attack does REDHAT-BUG-1370955 expose systems to?

REDAHT-BUG-1370955 exposes systems to a Bleichenbacher attack which could allow an attacker to exploit weaknesses in RSA signature verification.

5

Who reported REDHAT-BUG-1370955?

REDAHT-BUG-1370955 was reported by the Intel Security Advanced Threat Research team, highlighting concerns in the cryptographic library implementation.

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