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CVE-2018-0497

ARM mbed TLS before 2.12.0, before 2.7.5, and before 2.1.14 allows remote attackers to achieve...

5.9 MediumFix available

ARM mbed TLS before 2.12.0, before 2.7.5, and before 2.1.14 allows remote attackers to achieve partial plaintext recovery (for a CBC based ciphersuite) via a timing-based side-channel attack. This vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix (with a wrong SHA-384 calculation) for CVE-2013-0169.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

2.77%Up 1.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.9

ARM mbed TLS before 2.12.0, before 2.7.5, and before 2.1.14 allows remote attackers to achieve partial plaintext recovery (for a CBC based ciphersuite) via a timing-based side-channel attack. This vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix (with a wrong SHA-384 calculation) for CVE-2013-0169.

Record
CVE-2018-0497
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

ARM mbed TLS before 2.12.0, before 2.7.5, and before 2.1.14 allows remote attackers to achieve partial plaintext recovery (for a CBC based ciphersuite) via a timing-based side-channel attack. This vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix (with a wrong SHA-384 calculation) for CVE-2013-0169.

Record
CVE-2018-0497
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-1320 No score

ARM mbed TLS before 2.12.0, before 2.7.5, and before 2.1.14 allows remote attackers to achieve partial plaintext recovery (for a CBC based ciphersuite) via a timing-based side-channel attack. This vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix (with a wrong SHA-384 calculation) for CVE-2013-0169.

Record
EUVD-2018-1320
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pxhv-jv3r-8j7f 5.9

ARM mbed TLS before 2.12.0, before 2.7.5, and before 2.1.14 allows remote attackers to achieve...

ARM mbed TLS before 2.12.0, before 2.7.5, and before 2.1.14 allows remote attackers to achieve partial plaintext recovery (for a CBC based ciphersuite) via a timing-based side-channel attack. This vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix (with a wrong SHA-384 calculation) for CVE-2013-0169.

Record
GHSA-pxhv-jv3r-8j7f
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2018-0497 5.9

ARM mbed TLS before 2.12.0, before 2.7.5, and before 2.1.14 allows remote attackers to achieve partial plaintext recovery (for a CBC based ciphersuite) via a timing-based side-channel attack. This vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix (with a wrong SHA-384 calculation) for CVE-2013-0169.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2018-0497
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.9

ARM mbed TLS before 2.12.0, before 2.7.5, and before 2.1.14 allows remote attackers to achieve partial plaintext recovery (for a CBC based ciphersuite) via a timing-based side-channel attack. This vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix (with a wrong SHA-384 calculation) for CVE-2013-0169.

Record
CVE-2018-0497
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-0497 5.9

ARM mbed TLS before 2.12.0, before 2.7.5, and before 2.1.14 allows remote attackers to achieve partial plaintext recovery (for a CBC based ciphersuite) via a timing-based side-channel attack. This vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix (with a wrong SHA-384 calculation) for CVE-2013-0169.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-0497
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-0497 5.9

ARM mbed TLS before 2.12.0, before 2.7.5, and before 2.1.14 allows remote attackers to achieve partial plaintext recovery (for a CBC based ciphersuite) via a timing-based side-channel attack. This vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix (with a wrong SHA-384 calculation) for CVE-2013-0169.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0497
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0432 No score

Updated mbedtls packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated mbedtls package fixes security vulnerabilities:

Fixed a vulnerability in the TLS ciphersuites based on use of CBC and SHA-384 in DTLS/TLS 1.0 to 1.2, that allowed an active network attacker to partially recover the plaintext of messages under certains conditions by exploiting timing side-channels (CVE-2018-0497).

Fixed a vulnerability in TLS ciphersuites based on CBC, in DTLS/TLS 1.0 to 1.2, that allowed a local attacker, with the ability to execute code on the local machine as well as to manipulate network packets, to partially recover the plaintext of messages under certain conditions (CVE-2018-0498).

Fixed an issue in the X.509 module which could lead to a buffer overread during certificate extensions parsing (no CVE assigned).

Record
MGASA-2018-0432
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4267-1 No score

mbedtls vulnerabilities

It was discovered that mbedtls has a bounds-check bypass through an integer overflow that can be used by an attacked to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-18187)

It was discovered that mbedtls has a vulnerability where an attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) via a crafted certificate chain that is mishandled during RSASSA-PSS signature verification within a TLS or DTLS session. (CVE-2018-0487)

It was discovered that mbedtls has a vulnerability where an attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap corruption) via a crafted application packet within a TLS or DTLS session. (CVE-2018-0488)

It was discovered that mbedtls has a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to achieve partial plaintext recovery (for a CBC based ciphersuite) via a timing-based side-channel attack. (CVE-2018-0497)

It was discovered that mbedtls has a vulnerability that allows local users to achieve partial plaintext recovery (for a CBC based ciphersuite) via a cache-based side-channel attack. (CVE-2018-0498)

Record
USN-4267-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.10
before 2.12.0-r0
2.12.0-r0
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.11
before 2.12.0-r0
2.12.0-r0
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.12
before 2.12.0-r0
2.12.0-r0
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.13
before 2.12.0-r0
2.12.0-r0
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.14
before 2.12.0-r0
2.12.0-r0
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.15
before 2.12.0-r0
2.12.0-r0
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.16
before 2.12.0-r0
2.12.0-r0
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.17
before 2.12.0-r0
2.12.0-r0
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.18
before 2.12.0-r0
2.12.0-r0
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.19
before 2.12.0-r0
2.12.0-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.20
before 2.12.0-r0
2.12.0-r0
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.21
before 2.12.0-r0
2.12.0-r0
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.22
before 2.12.0-r0
2.12.0-r0
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.23
before 2.12.0-r0
2.12.0-r0
mbedtls
Alpine:v3.24
before 2.12.0-r0
2.12.0-r0
mbedtls
Debian:12
before 2.12.0-1
2.12.0-1
mbedtls
Debian:13
before 2.12.0-1
2.12.0-1
mbedtls
Debian:14
before 2.12.0-1
2.12.0-1
polarssl
Debian:8
before 1.3.9-2.1+deb8u4, plus listed versions
1.3.9-2.11.3.9-2.1+deb8u11.3.9-2.1+deb8u21.3.9-2.1+deb8u3
1.3.9-2.1+deb8u4
mbedtls
Debian:9
before 2.4.2-1+deb9u3, plus listed versions
2.4.2-12.4.2-1+deb9u12.4.2-1+deb9u1~bpo8+12.4.2-1+deb9u2
2.4.2-1+deb9u3
mbedtls
Mageia:6
before 2.7.6-1.mga6
2.7.6-1.mga6
mbedtls
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 2.2.1-2ubuntu0.3, plus listed versions
2.1.2-12.2.0-12.2.1-12.2.1-22.2.1-2ubuntu0.12.2.1-2ubuntu0.2
2.2.1-2ubuntu0.3
mbedtls
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.5.1-1ubuntu12.6.0-12.7.0-22.8.0-12.8.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-0497 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Arm Mbed Tls, published July 28, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.77%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in mbedtls 2.12.0-r0.

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