Description
Crypto++ through 8.4 contains a timing side channel in ECDSA signature generation. Function FixedSizeAllocatorWithCleanup could write to memory outside of the allocation if the allocated memory was not 16-byte aligned. NOTE: this issue exists because the CVE-2019-14318 fix was intentionally removed for functionality reasons.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/992Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/releases/tag/CRYPTOPP_8_4_0Release Notes
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/992Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/releases/tag/CRYPTOPP_8_4_0Release Notes
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 22, 2023
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified