CVE-2020-12402

During RSA key generation, bignum implementations used a variation of the Binary Extended Euclidean Algorithm which entailed significantly input-dependent flow

published July 9, 2020

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
25.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

During RSA key generation, bignum implementations used a variation of the Binary Extended Euclidean Algorithm which entailed significantly input-dependent flow. This allowed an attacker able to perform electromagnetic-based side channel attacks to record traces leading to the recovery of the secret primes. *Note:* An unmodified Firefox browser does not generate RSA keys in normal operation and is not affected, but products built on top of it might. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00337 · 25.9th percentile
Published
2020-07-09T14:53Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 JUL 14:53Z
    During RSA key generation, bignum implementations used a variation of the Binary Extended Euclidean Algorithm which entailed significantly input-dependent flow
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