CVE-2018-12437
LibTomCrypt ECDSA Side-Channel Attack
Description
LibTomCrypt through 1.18.1 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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 15, 2018, 2:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
June 29, 2021, 2:27 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
4.0
Exploitability Score :
0.5
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-12437.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-53 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.nccgroup.trust/us/our-research/technical-advisory-return-of-the-hidden-number-problem/ | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2018-12437 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CVE-2018-12437 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Jun. 29, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linaro:op-tee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.5.0 -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Mar. 09, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cryptlib:cryptlib:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:libgcrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.10 *cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:libgcrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.8.0 up to (excluding) 1.8.3 *cpe:2.3:a:google:boringssl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libsunec_project:libsunec:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libtom:libtomcrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.18.1 *cpe:2.3:a:matrixssl:matrixssl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:libressl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfcrypt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtom:libtomcrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.18.1 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 16, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-53 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-53 Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-320 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cryptlib:cryptlib:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:libgcrypt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:boringssl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libsunec_project:libsunec:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libtom:libtomcrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.18.1 *cpe:2.3:a:matrixssl:matrixssl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:libressl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfcrypt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cryptlib:cryptlib:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:libgcrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.10 *cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:libgcrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.8.0 up to (excluding) 1.8.3 *cpe:2.3:a:google:boringssl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libsunec_project:libsunec:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libtom:libtomcrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.18.1 *cpe:2.3:a:matrixssl:matrixssl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:libressl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfcrypt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 28, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-53 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 09, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://www.nccgroup.trust/us/our-research/technical-advisory-return-of-the-hidden-number-problem/ No Types Assigned https://www.nccgroup.trust/us/our-research/technical-advisory-return-of-the-hidden-number-problem/ Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-320 Added CWE CWE-200 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cryptlib:cryptlib:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:libgcrypt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:boringssl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libsunec_project:libsunec:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libtom:libtomcrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.18.1 *cpe:2.3:a:matrixssl:matrixssl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:libressl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfcrypt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-12437 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-12437
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.14 }} 0.00%
score
0.48202
percentile