Medium severity · published Jun 15, 2018
CVE-2018-12437
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
4.9
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libtomcrypt · Libtom
through 1.18.1 · source: NVD
OP
Op-tee · Trustedfirmware
through 3.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12437
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12437
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-53
Exploit
https://www.nccgroup.trust/us/our-research/technical-advisory-return-of-the-hidden-number-problem/
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