Vulnerability in Relic Project

CVE-2020-36315

In RELIC before 2020-08-01, RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature forgery can occur because certain checks of the padding (and of the first two bytes) are inadequate. NOTE: this requires that a low public exponent (such as 3) is being used. The product, by default, does not generate RSA keys with such a low number.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.009 (56.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36315?
CVE-2020-36315 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Relic Project, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2020-36315?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.