Vulnerability in P5-Crypt-Perl Project

CVE-2020-17478

ECDSA/EC/Point.pm in Crypt::Perl before 0.33 does not properly consider timing attacks against the EC point multiplication algorithm.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-17478: held from 0.011 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-17478?
CVE-2020-17478 is a high-severity vulnerability in P5-Crypt-Perl Project, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-17478?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-17478 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.