CVE-2019-19963 Affecting wolfssl/wolfssl package, versions [,4.3.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WOLFSSLWOLFSSL-2369446
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed25 Dec 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Dec 2019

CVE-2019-19963  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wolfssl/wolfssl to version 4.3.0 or higher.

Overview

An issue was discovered in wolfSSL before 4.3.0 in a non-default configuration where DSA is enabled. DSA signing uses the BEEA algorithm during modular inversion of the nonce, leading to a side-channel attack against the nonce.

CVSS Scores

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