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Medium · CVSS 5.9CVE-2023-5981

Gnutls: timing side-channel in the rsa-psk authenticationCVE-2023-5981

Answer in brief

CVE-2023-5981 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability in Gnutls: timing side-channel in the rsa-psk authentication. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (generic), Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.

Published Nov 28, 2023Updated Oct 14, 2026Source checked Oct 14, 2026First seen by HOL Oct 14, 2026Material review Oct 14, 2026
Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk
Medium · CVSS 5.9
Exploitation
Not marked as known exploited
Affected software
3 mapped packages or products
Fix availability
Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 5.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (generic), Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
PackageAffected rangeFixed version
Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric>=V3.1.0 <V3.1.5V3.1.5
Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric>=V3.1.0 <V3.1.5V3.1.5
Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric>=V3.1.0 <V3.1.5V3.1.5

Recommended response

  1. 1Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP, Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP, Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP.
  2. 2Review the reported fix. Source-reported workaround: To address the issue found upgrade to GnuTLS 3.8.2 or later versions.

Evidence timeline and material changes

  1. Published upstream

    Nov 28, 2023

    Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record

  2. Source modified

    Oct 14, 2026

    Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record

  3. First seen by HOL

    Oct 14, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

  • Source referenceaccess.redhat.com
  • Source referenceaccess.redhat.com
  • Source referenceaccess.redhat.com
  • Source referenceaccess.redhat.com
  • Source referenceaccess.redhat.com
  • Source referenceaccess.redhat.com
  • Source referenceaccess.redhat.com
  • Source referenceaccess.redhat.com
  • Source referencebugzilla.redhat.com
  • Source referencecert-portal.siemens.com
  • Source referencegnutls.org
  • Source referencelists.debian.org
  • Source referencelists.fedoraproject.org
  • Source referencelists.fedoraproject.org
  • Source referenceopenwall.com
Upstream source description

A vulnerability was found that the response times to malformed ciphertexts in RSA-PSK ClientKeyExchange differ from response times of ciphertexts with correct PKCS#1 v1.5 padding.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.

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Record context

Vulnerability class
Missing Auth
EPSS
Not reported
CWE IDs
CWE-208
Source
CVE List V5
Source checked
Oct 14, 2026
References
15 linked sources
Open source record