VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-8807
In Electric Coin Company Zcashd before 2.1.1-1, the time offset between messages could be leveraged to obtain sensitive information about the relationship between a suspected victim's address and an IP address, aka a timing side channel.
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 1.04%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.04%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In Electric Coin Company Zcashd before 2.1.1-1, the time offset between messages could be leveraged to obtain sensitive information about the relationship between a suspected victim's address and an IP address, aka a timing side channel.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.04% probability · 62th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- electriccoin/zcashd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://electriccoin.co/blog/new-releases-2-1-1-and-hotfix-2-1-1-1/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://electriccoin.co/blog/new-releases-2-1-1-and-hotfix-2-1-1-1/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.