Description
The NIST SP 800-90A default statement of the Dual Elliptic Curve Deterministic Random Bit Generation (Dual_EC_DRBG) algorithm contains point Q constants with a possible relationship to certain "skeleton key" values, which might allow context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of those values. NOTE: this is a preliminary CVE for Dual_EC_DRBG; future research may provide additional details about point Q and associated attacks, and could potentially lead to a RECAST or REJECT of this CVE.
Metrics
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 11, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified