ECDSA/EC/Point.pm in Crypt::Perl before 0.33 does not properly consider timing attacks…
Priority LOW 35CWE-203Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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
ECDSA/EC/Point.pm in Crypt::Perl before 0.33 does not properly consider timing attacks against the EC point multiplication algorithm.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01135 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:p5-crypt-perl_project:p5-crypt-perl:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* | before 0.33 | Vulnerable | P5-crypt-perl Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:p5-crypt-perl_project:p5-crypt-perl:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* Versions before 0.33 Vulnerable ·P5-crypt-perl Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-17478
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v675-cj9m-348p
References
More P5-crypt-perl Project P5-crypt-perl vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-10876 Crypt::Perl::ECDSA in the Crypt::Perl (aka p5-Crypt-Perl) module before 0.32 for Perl… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-17478 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-17478 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v675-cj9m-348p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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