Vulnerability in Electriccoin Zcashd

CVE-2020-8807

In Electric Coin Company Zcashd before 2.1.1-1, the time offset between messages could be leveraged to obtain sensitive information about the relationship between a suspected victim's address and an IP address, aka a timing side channel.

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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:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.7% 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-2020-8807: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8807?
CVE-2020-8807 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Electriccoin Zcashd. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-8807?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.