CVE-2024-5288: Safe-error attack on TLS 1.3 Protocol
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Safe-error attack on TLS 1.3 protocol allows attackers to infer plaintext information through error message analysis.
- Who is affected
- TLS 1.3 implementations that leak distinguishable error information to network observers.
- Urgency
- Medium severity; exploitation requires error message leakage but can compromise confidentiality of encrypted traffic.
- Action
- Implement constant-time error responses or upgrade to TLS implementations with safe-error mitigations.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5288
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-52880.42% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 35% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-5288 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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