Vulnerability
Official source
CVE-2020-6829: When performing EC scalar point multiplication, the wNAF point multiplication algorithm was used; which leaked partial information about the nonce used during signature generation. Given an electro-magnetic trace of a fe
EudorIA operational summary
Priority 45/100
What it means
NIST National Vulnerability Database ha pubblicato CVE-2020-6829. La rilevanza va confermata rispetto alle tecnologie effettivamente in uso.
Why it matters
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Information centre
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Text acquired from the source
When performing EC scalar point multiplication, the wNAF point multiplication algorithm was used; which leaked partial information about the nonce used during signature generation. Given an electro-magnetic trace of a few signature generations, the private key could have been computed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80 and Firefox for Android < 80.
- Source
- NIST National Vulnerability Database
- Publishing entity
- NIST National Vulnerability Database
- Entity type
- National authority
- Area
- North America · US
- Original language
- en · translation in preparation
- Publication
- 28/10/2020 13:15
- CVE
- CVE-2020-6829
- Classification
- Medium
- Stated country
- US
Technical scope
Data available
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected release or range | Fix or verification required | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mozillafirefox | prima di 80.0, esclusa | Verificare remediation e aggiornamenti nell'advisory del vendor | NIST NVD |
| mozillafirefox mobile | prima di 80.0, esclusa | Verificare remediation e aggiornamenti nell'advisory del vendor | NIST NVD |
Sources for the versionsNIST National Vulnerability Database