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CVE-2020-12401

Published: Oct 8, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-203
4.7MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 75.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

During ECDSA signature generation, padding applied in the nonce designed to ensure constant-time scalar multiplication was removed, resulting in variable-time execution dependent on secret data. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80 and Firefox for Android < 80.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-203

Affected Products

Mozilla Corp.
oss-project·USaka mozilla
Network Security Services
Consumer Software
FirefoxOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
Firefox for Android
Consumer Software
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
UbuntuOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
Альт 8 СПOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «НППКТ»
commercial·RU
ОСОН ОСнова ОnyxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nss/rev/aeb2e583ee957a699d949009c7ba37af76515c20&#13;
hg.mozilla.org
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-12401&#13;
security-tracker.debian.org
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2020/CVE-2020-12401.html&#13;
people.canonical.com
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