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The InvertibleRWFunction::CalculateInverse function in rw...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 2, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

The InvertibleRWFunction::CalculateInverse function in rw.cpp in libcrypt++ 5.6.2 does not properly blind private key operations for the Rabin-Williams digital signature algorithm, which allows remote attackers to obtain private keys via a timing attack.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 1, 2015
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Last updated Feb 2, 2023

Severity

Moderate

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2015-2141

GHSA ID

GHSA-xm6q-j5wx-7362

Source code

No known source code

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