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CVE-2020-17478 Details

Description

ECDSA/EC/Point.pm in Crypt::Perl before 0.33 does not properly consider timing attacks against the EC point multiplication algorithm.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/FGasper/p5-Crypt-Perl/compare/0.32...0.33 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/FGasper/p5-Crypt-Perl/compare/0.32...0.33 [email protected]PatchThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-203Observable Discrepancy[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
p5-crypt-perl project p5-crypt-perl
< 0.33

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:p5-crypt-perl_project:p5-crypt-perl:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-17478
NVD Published Date:
Aug 10, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-17478 Details - Not Deferred