CVE-2018-12438 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

https://www.nccgroup.trust/us/our-research/technical-advisory-return-of-the-hidden-number-problem/

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

4.9