CVE-2019-3732 [High] | Security Vulnerability in Bsafe Crypto-C-Micro-Edition

RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, versions prior to 4.0.5.3 (in 4.0.x) and versions prior to 4.1.3.3 (in 4.1.x), and RSA Micro Edition Suite, versions prior to 4.0.11 (in 4.0.x) versions prior to 4.1.6.1 (in 4.1.x) and versions prior to 4.3.3 (4.2.x and 4.3.x) are vulnerable to an Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy. A malicious remote user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to extract information leaving data at risk of exposure.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-03-30	0.71%	0.33%	-0.39%
2	2025-03-29	0.30%	0.71%	+0.42%
3	2025-03-17	—	0.30%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-03-30

0.71%

0.33%

-0.39%

2025-03-29

0.30%

0.71%

+0.42%

2025-03-17

—

0.30%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.5	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	3.9	3.6	[email protected]
5.9	3.0	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.2	3.6	[email protected]
5.0	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:N) No availability impact.	10.0	2.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.5

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

3.9

3.6

[email protected]

5.9

3.0

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H): Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.2

3.6

[email protected]

5.0

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N): No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N): No availability impact.

10.0

2.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-3732

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
dell	bsafe_crypto-c-micro-edition	>= 4.0, < 4.0.5.3	cpe:2.3:a:dell:bsafe_crypto-c-micro-edition::::::::
dell	bsafe_micro-edition-suite	>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.11	cpe:2.3:a:dell:bsafe_micro-edition-suite::::::::
dell	bsafe_micro-edition-suite	>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.6.1	cpe:2.3:a:dell:bsafe_micro-edition-suite::::::::
dell	bsafe_micro-edition-suite	>= 4.2.0, < 4.3.3	cpe:2.3:a:dell:bsafe_micro-edition-suite::::::::
emc	rsa_bsafe_crypto-c	>= 4.1, < 4.1.3.3	cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_bsafe_crypto-c:::::micro_edition:::*

References for CVE-2019-3732

URL	Tags
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000194054	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2019-3732

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-3732

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-3732

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-3732

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-3732

References for CVE-2019-3732