CVE-2016-2849

Published May 13, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
Botan before 1.10.13 and 1.11.x before 1.11.29 do not use a constant-time algorithm to perform a modular inverse on the signature nonce k, which might allow remote attackers to obtain ECDSA secret keys via a timing side-channel attack.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-449-1 botan1.10 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3565-1 botan1.10 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-3922 Botan before 1.10.13 and 1.11.x before 1.11.29 do not use a constant-time algorithm to perform a modular inverse on the signature nonce k, which might allow remote attackers to obtain ECDSA secret keys via a timing side-channel attack.
History

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Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:32 PM
Reserved
Mar 6, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 13, 2016, 2:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:44 AM