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-m…
Medium CVSS 5.3
Summary
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.
In-depth triage
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Affected products
- :
Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1631583 Permissions Required
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00021.html
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-36/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-39/ Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1631583 Permissions Required
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00021.html
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-36/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-39/ Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD