CVE-2024-26306
5.9CVSSMEDIUM
Description
iPerf3 before 3.17, when used with OpenSSL before 3.2.0 as a server with RSA authentication, allows a timing side channel in RSA decryption operations. This side channel could be sufficient for an attacker to recover credential plaintext. It requires the attacker to send a large number of messages for decryption, as described in "Everlasting ROBOT: the Marvin Attack" by Hubert Kario.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
https://github.com/esnet/iperf/releases/tag/3.17
github.com
https://downloads.es.net/pub/iperf/esnet-secadv-2024-0001.txt.asc
downloads.es.net
https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2024005
insyde.com
and 17 more references View all →
Timeline
Published
May 13, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 3, 2025
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