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CVE-2023-51392 (GCVE-0-2023-51392)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-23 16:12 – Updated: 2025-04-22 16:15
VLAI
Title
Silicon Labs EFR32xxx parts with classic key storage do not use hardware accelerated AES-CCM
Summary
Ember ZNet between v7.2.0 and v7.4.0 used software AES-CCM instead of integrated hardware cryptographic accelerators, potentially increasing risk of electromagnetic and differential power analysis sidechannel attacks.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-25 17:59 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-1240 - Use of a Cryptographic Primitive with a Risky Implementation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
silabs.com Ember ZNet SDK Affected: 7.2.0 , < 7.4.0 (7.x)
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Date Public
2024-02-15 17:32
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