CVE-2024-9055 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2024-9055
Vulnerability Scoring

4.2
/10
Medium Risk

The vulnerability CVE-2024-9055 could compromise system integrity but typically requires user interaction to be exploited.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: High
    Exploits require significant effort and special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Physical
    Physical access is required to exploit this vulnerability.
  • Privileges Required: None
    No privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2024-9055 Details

Status: Received on 17 Mar 2025, 14:15 UTC

Published on: 17 Mar 2025, 14:15 UTC

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

product-security@silabs.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVE-2024-9055 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2024-9055: The DPA countermeasures on Silicon Labs' Series 2 devices are not reseeded periodically as they should be. This may allow an attacker to eventually extract secret keys through a DPA attack.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2024-9055

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2024-9055 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2024-9055

CVE-2024-9055 presents a challenge to exploit due to its high attack complexity, but the absence of privilege requirements still makes it a viable target for skilled attackers. A thorough security review is advised.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2024-9055, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2024-9055, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: High
    Exploiting CVE-2024-9055 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2024-9055 poses no threat to data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2024-9055 does not impact system availability.

CVE-2024-9055 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-331

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

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