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DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12401

During ECDSA signature generation, padding applied in the nonce designed to ensure constant-time scalar multiplication was removed, resulting in varia...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 nss

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:3.55-1"}]}]

Debian:13 nss

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:3.55-1"}]}]

Debian:14 nss

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:3.55-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org