MatrixSSL 4.2.1 and earlier contains a timing side channel in ECDSA signature generation.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-203.
Summary
MatrixSSL 4.2.1 and earlier contains a timing side channel in ECDSA signature generation. This allows a local or a remote attacker, able to measure the duration of hundreds to thousands of signing operations, to compute the private key used. The issue occurs because crypto/pubkey/ecc_math.c scalar multiplication leaks the bit length of the scalar.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-13629
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p73v-qh88-fqc2
References
More Matrixssl vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-22985 An issue in MatrixSSL 4.5.1-open and earlier leads to failure to securely check the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-05915 Heap-based buffer overflow in MatrixSSL before 3.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-10761 In MatrixSSL 3.8.3 Open through 4.2.1 Open, the DTLS server mishandles incoming network… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-02003 Out-of-bounds write in Inside Secure MatrixSSL CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-02002 Out-of-bounds write in Inside Secure MatrixSSL CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-21609 MatrixSSL 4.0.4 through 4.5.1 has an integer overflow in matrixSslDecodeTls13. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-13629 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-13629 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p73v-qh88-fqc2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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