5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-15522
"Bouncy Castle ECDSA Signature Timing Vulnerability"
Description

Bouncy Castle BC Java before 1.66, BC C# .NET before 1.8.7, BC-FJA before 1.0.1.2, 1.0.2.1, and BC-FNA before 1.0.1.1 have a timing issue within the EC math library that can expose information about the private key when an attacker is able to observe timing information for the generation of multiple deterministic ECDSA signatures.

INFO

Published Date :

May 20, 2021, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 22, 2021, 9:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-15522 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-15522 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Bouncycastle bc-csharp
2 Bouncycastle bouncy_castle_fips_.net_api
3 Bouncycastle legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-fips-java-api
4 Bouncycastle the_bouncy_castle_crypto_package_for_java
5 Bouncycastle bouncy_castle_for_java
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-2020-15522.

URL Resource
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE-2020-15522 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2020-15522 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210622-0007/
https://www.bouncycastle.org/releasenotes.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-15522 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210622-0007/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE-2020-15522 No Types Assigned https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE-2020-15522 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2020-15522 No Types Assigned https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2020-15522 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.bouncycastle.org/releasenotes.html No Types Assigned https://www.bouncycastle.org/releasenotes.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-362
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:bc-csharp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.8.7 *cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:bouncy_castle_fips_.net_api:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.1 *cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-fips-java-api:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.2 *cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-fips-java-api:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.2 up to (excluding) 1.0.2.1 *cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:the_bouncy_castle_crypto_package_for_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.66
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.13 }} 0.01%

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