CVE-2024-13176

Timing side-channel in ECDSA signature computation

Published Jan 20, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Issue summary: A timing side-channel which could potentially allow recovering
the private key exists in the ECDSA signature computation.

Impact summary: A timing side-channel in ECDSA signature computations
could allow recovering the private key by an attacker. However, measuring
the timing would require either local access to the signing application or
a very fast network connection with low latency.

There is a timing signal of around 300 nanoseconds when the top word of
the inverted ECDSA nonce value is zero. This can happen with significant
probability only for some of the supported elliptic curves. In particular
the NIST P-521 curve is affected. To be able to measure this leak, the attacker
process must either be located in the same physical computer or must
have a very fast network connection with low latency. For that reason
the severity of this vulnerability is Low.

The FIPS modules in 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1 and 3.0 are affected by this issue.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4176-1 openssl security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-51400 Issue summary: A timing side-channel which could potentially allow recovering the private key exists in the ECDSA signature computation. Impact summary: A timing side-channel in ECDSA signature computations could allow recovering the private key by an attacker. However, measuring the timing would require either local access to the signing application or a very fast network connection with low latency. There is a timing signal of around 300 nanoseconds when the top word of the inverted ECDSA nonce value is zero. This can happen with significant probability only for some of the supported elliptic curves. In particular the NIST P-521 curve is affected. To be able to measure this leak, the attacker process must either be located in the same physical computer or must have a very fast network connection with low latency. For that reason the severity of this vulnerability is Low. The FIPS modules in 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1 and 3.0 are affected by this issue.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7264-1 OpenSSL vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7278-1 OpenSSL vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7894-1 EDK II vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Debian
Debian debian Linux
Netapp
Netapp 500f
Netapp 500f Firmware
Netapp 8300
Netapp 8300 Firmware
Netapp 8700
Netapp 8700 Firmware
Netapp a250
Netapp a250 Firmware
Netapp a400
Netapp a400 Firmware
Netapp a700s
Netapp a700s Firmware
Netapp active Iq Unified Manager
Netapp bootstrap Os
Netapp brocade Fabric Operating System
Netapp c250
Netapp c250 Firmware
Netapp c400
Netapp c400 Firmware
Netapp h300s
Netapp h300s Firmware
Netapp h410c
Netapp h410c Firmware
Netapp h410s
Netapp h410s Firmware
Netapp h500s
Netapp h500s Firmware
Netapp h610c
Netapp h610c Firmware
Netapp h610s
Netapp h610s Firmware
Netapp h615c
Netapp h615c Firmware
Netapp h700s
Netapp h700s Firmware
Netapp hci Compute Node
Netapp manageability Software Development Kit
Netapp management Services For Element Software And Netapp Hci
Netapp oncommand Insight
Netapp oncommand Workflow Automation
Netapp ontap Tools
Netapp snapcenter
Netapp snapmanager
Netapp solidfire \& Hci Management Node
Netapp solidfire \& Hci Storage Node
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:manageability_software_development_kit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:management_services_for_element_software_and_netapp_hci:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_tools:9:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapcenter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapcenter:6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapcenter:6.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapcenter:6.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:*:*:*:*:hyper-v:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_storage_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:500f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:8300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:8700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:a250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:a400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:a700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:c250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:c400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h610c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h610s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h615c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:500f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:8300_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:8700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:a250_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:a400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:a700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:brocade_fabric_operating_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:c250_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:c400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h615c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Debian
Debian debian Linux
Netapp
Netapp 500f
Netapp 500f Firmware
Netapp 8300
Netapp 8300 Firmware
Netapp 8700
Netapp 8700 Firmware
Netapp a250
Netapp a250 Firmware
Netapp a400
Netapp a400 Firmware
Netapp a700s
Netapp a700s Firmware
Netapp active Iq Unified Manager
Netapp bootstrap Os
Netapp brocade Fabric Operating System
Netapp c250
Netapp c250 Firmware
Netapp c400
Netapp c400 Firmware
Netapp h300s
Netapp h300s Firmware
Netapp h410c
Netapp h410c Firmware
Netapp h410s
Netapp h410s Firmware
Netapp h500s
Netapp h500s Firmware
Netapp h610c
Netapp h610c Firmware
Netapp h610s
Netapp h610s Firmware
Netapp h615c
Netapp h615c Firmware
Netapp h700s
Netapp h700s Firmware
Netapp hci Compute Node
Netapp manageability Software Development Kit
Netapp management Services For Element Software And Netapp Hci
Netapp oncommand Insight
Netapp oncommand Workflow Automation
Netapp ontap Tools
Netapp snapcenter
Netapp snapmanager
Netapp solidfire \& Hci Management Node
Netapp solidfire \& Hci Storage Node
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00069}

epss

{'score': 0.00058}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Issue summary: A timing side-channel which could potentially allow recovering the private key exists in the ECDSA signature computation. Impact summary: A timing side-channel in ECDSA signature computations could allow recovering the private key by an attacker. However, measuring the timing would require either local access to the signing application or a very fast network connection with low latency. There is a timing signal of around 300 nanoseconds when the top word of the inverted ECDSA nonce value is zero. This can happen with significant probability only for some of the supported elliptic curves. In particular the NIST P-521 curve is affected. To be able to measure this leak, the attacker process must either be located in the same physical computer or must have a very fast network connection with low latency. For that reason the severity of this vulnerability is Low. Issue summary: A timing side-channel which could potentially allow recovering the private key exists in the ECDSA signature computation. Impact summary: A timing side-channel in ECDSA signature computations could allow recovering the private key by an attacker. However, measuring the timing would require either local access to the signing application or a very fast network connection with low latency. There is a timing signal of around 300 nanoseconds when the top word of the inverted ECDSA nonce value is zero. This can happen with significant probability only for some of the supported elliptic curves. In particular the NIST P-521 curve is affected. To be able to measure this leak, the attacker process must either be located in the same physical computer or must have a very fast network connection with low latency. For that reason the severity of this vulnerability is Low. The FIPS modules in 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1 and 3.0 are affected by this issue.
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

Low

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Issue summary: A timing side-channel which could potentially allow recovering the private key exists in the ECDSA signature computation. Impact summary: A timing side-channel in ECDSA signature computations could allow recovering the private key by an attacker. However, measuring the timing would require either local access to the signing application or a very fast network connection with low latency. There is a timing signal of around 300 nanoseconds when the top word of the inverted ECDSA nonce value is zero. This can happen with significant probability only for some of the supported elliptic curves. In particular the NIST P-521 curve is affected. To be able to measure this leak, the attacker process must either be located in the same physical computer or must have a very fast network connection with low latency. For that reason the severity of this vulnerability is Low.
Title Timing side-channel in ECDSA signature computation
Weaknesses CWE-385
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
openssl
Published
Updated
Nov 6, 2026, 9:43 PM
Reserved
Jan 7, 2025, 9:34 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jan 20, 2025, 2:15 PM
Modified
Nov 9, 2026, 8:22 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 20, 2025, 1:29 PM