THREAT OPS › Threat News › [NVD] CVE-2020-6829 (MEDIUM 5.3) — 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 com
[NVD] CVE-2020-6829 (MEDIUM 5.3) — 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 com
CVE-2020-6829 CVSS: 5.3 MEDIUM Published: 2020-10-28T12:15:12.407
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 Fi
Indicators of compromise
- CVE-2020-6829cve
Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6829