CVE-2018-12438
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-12438 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-06-15 02:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2021-03-09 15:12:00 UTC |
| Description | The Elliptic Curve Cryptography library (aka sunec or libsunec) allows a memory-cache side-channel attack on ECDSA signatures, aka the Return Of the Hidden Number Problem or ROHNP. To discover an ECDSA key, the attacker needs access to either the local machine or a different virtual machine on the same physical host. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-200 | CWE-320
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Libsunec Project | Libsunec | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Libsunec Project | Libsunec | - | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.nccgroup.trust/us/our-research/technical-advisory-return-of-the-hidden-numbe... | MISC | www.nccgroup.trust | Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.