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osvGoogleOSV:RUSTSEC-2019-0027
HistoryOct 14, 2019 - 12:00 p.m.

Flaw in Scalar::check_overflow allows side-channel timing attack

2019-10-1412:00:00
Google
osv.dev
7

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

53.8%

Versions of libsecp256k1 prior to 0.3.1 did not execute
Scalar::check_overflow in constant time.

This allows an attacker to potentially leak information via a timing attack.

The flaw was corrected by modifying Scalar::check_overflow to execute in
constant time.

CPENameOperatorVersion
libsecp256k1lt0.3.1

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

53.8%