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CVE-2013-5915

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2013-10-02 polarssl -- Timing attack against protected RSA-CRT implementation

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2013-5915
Phase Assigned(20130919)

Description

The RSA-CRT implementation in PolarSSL before 1.2.9 does not properly perform Montgomery multiplication, which might allow remote attackers to conduct a timing side-channel attack and retrieve RSA private keys.

References

Source Reference
CONFIRM https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/polarssl-security-advisory-2013-05
DEBIAN DSA-2782
FEDORA FEDORA-2013-18216
FEDORA FEDORA-2013-18228
FEDORA FEDORA-2013-18251
BID 62771
OSVDB 98049
SECUNIA 55084