Vulnerability in Micro-Ecc Project
CVE-2020-27209
The ECDSA operation of the micro-ecc library 1.0 is vulnerable to simple power analysis attacks which allows an adversary to extract the private ECC key.
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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: 0.015 (74.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Micro-Ecc Project — versions 1.0
References
- www.aisec.fraunhofer.de/en/FirmwareProtection.html (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/kmackay/micro-ecc/releases (Third Party Advisory)
- eprint.iacr.org/2021/640 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/kmackay/micro-ecc/commit/1b5f5cea5145c96dd8791b9b2c41424fc74c2172 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.aisec.fraunhofer.de/de/das-institut/wissenschaftliche-exzellenz/security-an… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-27209?
- CVE-2020-27209 is a high-severity vulnerability in Micro-Ecc Project. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-05-20.
- How severe is CVE-2020-27209?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.