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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:3497
HistoryFeb 08, 2017 - 2:53 a.m.

Side-channel Timing Attack

2017-02-0802:53:24
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
5

1.9 Low

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

OpenSSL is vulnerable to side-channel timing attacks. These attacks are possible because the Montgomery ladder implementation doesn’t run swap operations in constant time which makes it easier for local users to obtain ECDSA nonce values.

CPENameOperatorVersion
openssleq1.0.0
openssleq1.0.0

References

1.9 Low

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N