CVE-2020-6829

Affecting nss package, versions *

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to CVE-2020-6829. When performing EC scalar point multiplication, the wNAF point multiplication algorithm was used; which leaked partial information about the nonce used during signature generation. Given an electro-magnetic trace of a few signature generations, the private key could have been computed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80 and Firefox for Android < 80.

Remediation

There is no fixed version for nss.

References

• ADVISORY
• ADVISORY
• MISC
• MISC
• MISC