CVE-2020-16150
A Lucky 13 timing side channel in mbedtls_ssl_decrypt_buf in library/ssl_msg.c in Trusted Firmware Mbed TLS through 2.23.0 allows an attacker to recover secret key information. This affects CBC mode
02 Description
A Lucky 13 timing side channel in mbedtls_ssl_decrypt_buf in library/ssl_msg.c in Trusted Firmware Mbed TLS through 2.23.0 allows an attacker to recover secret key information. This affects CBC mode
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 32.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2020-09-02 00:00Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 13:37Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-07-30
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-203Observable DiscrepancyBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 161020dd86cbff806d0e253de306b42b6af6c24f0c24f616faa8b97920980b61
05 Affected products
06 References
- tls.mbed.orghttps://tls.mbed.org/tech-updates/security-advisories
- tls.mbed.orghttps://tls.mbed.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/mbedtls-security-advisory-2020-09-1
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-48a1ae610chttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5OSOFUD6UTGTDDSQRS62BPXDU52I6PUA/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-8b0d59bac6https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IRPBHCQKZXHVKOP5O5EWE7P76AWGUXQJ/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-e75ade5e38https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OD3NM6GD73CTFFRBKG5G2ACXGG7QQHCC/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20221225 [SECURITY] [DLA 3249-1] mbedtls security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00036.html
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- mbedtls Fixed in 2.25.0-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- mbedtls Fixed in 2.16.9-0.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- mbedtls Fixed in 2.16.9-0.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mbedtls Fixed in 2.16.9-0.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- mbedtls No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- mbedtls No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- mbedtls No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.