VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-17478
ECDSA/EC/Point.pm in Crypt::Perl before 0.33 does not properly consider timing attacks against the EC point multiplication algorithm.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.14%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
ECDSA/EC/Point.pm in Crypt::Perl before 0.33 does not properly consider timing attacks against the EC point multiplication algorithm.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.14% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-203
- Affected
- p5-crypt-perl project/p5-crypt-perl
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/FGasper/p5-Crypt-Perl/compare/0.32...0.33Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/FGasper/p5-Crypt-Perl/compare/0.32...0.33Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.