Description
MatrixSSL 4.2.1 and earlier contains a timing side channel in ECDSA signature generation. This allows a local or a remote attacker, able to measure the duration of hundreds to thousands of signing operations, to compute the private key used. The issue occurs because crypto/pubkey/ecc_math.c scalar multiplication leaks the bit length of the scalar.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.9/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/02/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://eprint.iacr.org/2011/232.pdfNot Applicable
- https://minerva.crocs.fi.muni.cz/Product
- https://tches.iacr.org/index.php/TCHES/article/view/7337Not Applicable
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/02/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://eprint.iacr.org/2011/232.pdfNot Applicable
- https://minerva.crocs.fi.muni.cz/Product
- https://tches.iacr.org/index.php/TCHES/article/view/7337Not Applicable
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 3, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified