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CVE-2020-12400 (GCVE-0-2020-12400)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-08 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 11:56
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Summary
When converting coordinates from projective to affine, the modular inversion was not performed in constant time, resulting in a possible timing-based side channel attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80 and Firefox for Android < 80.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • P-384 and P-521 vulnerable to a side channel attack on modular inversion
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Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 80 (custom)
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