CVE-2022-24409
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDell BSAFE SSL-J contains remediation for a covert timing channel vulnerability that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system. Only customers with active BSAFE maintenance contracts can receive details about this vulnerability. Public disclosure of the vulnerability details will be shared at a later date.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · low confidenceDell BSAFE SSL-J contains a covert timing channel vulnerability that could allow malicious users to exploit timing differences in cryptographic operations to extract sensitive information and potentially compromise the affected system. Timing channels leak information through observable execution time variations, which attackers can analyze to infer secret data.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 6.1.0, < 6.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Dell BSAFE SSL-J is presentSearch for the Dell BSAFE SSL-J library files or check installed packages in your environment. Common locations include application lib directories or Java classpath if used as a JAR dependency.Affected if The library is found in your environment
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Determine installed versionLocate version metadata for the BSAFE SSL-J library. Check manifest files, library naming conventions, or query the library programmatically if a version API is exposed.Affected if A version number cannot be determined or is lower than 6.1.0
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Compare against affected rangeReview the discovered version against the vulnerable range: versions 6.1.0 through 6.3.x (any version >= 6.1.0 but < 6.4)Affected if Installed version is 6.1.0 or higher but lower than 6.4.0
Your environment is affected if Dell BSAFE SSL-J version 6.1.0 through 6.3.x is installed, as these versions contain the timing channel vulnerability in cryptographic operations.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped6.4
Apply the vendor-supplied patch from Dell for BSAFE SSL-J when available; ensure active maintenance contracts are maintained to receive vulnerability details and updates. Consider implementing additional timing obfuscation as a defense-in-depth measure while awaiting the official patch.
6.4
- Upgrade Dell BSAFE SSL-J to version 6.4 or later
- Verify the upgrade by checking the product version after installation
- Ensure you have an active BSAFE maintenance contract with Dell to receive future security updates and vulnerability details
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-24409 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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