Timing attack allows extraction of signing key in Bits Service
Published Dec 10, 2018
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.93%
Description
Cloud Foundry Bits Service, versions prior to 2.18.0, includes an information disclosure vulnerability. A remote malicious user may execute a timing attack to brute-force the signing key, allowing them complete read and write access to the the Bits Service storage.
Affected products
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- Version all versionsStatusaffectedConstraints<2.18.0
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Foundry | Bits Service Release | n/a |
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- < 2.18.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.93% (0.00928) | 59.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.93% (0.00928) | 58.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 28.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 28.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 26.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2018-15800 x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2018-15800 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory |
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