Medium, CVSS 5.1NuGetPublished
Timing based private key exposure in Bouncy Castle
CVE-2020-15522 · GHSA-6xx3-rg99-gc3p
- Affected
- NuGet bouncycastle < 1.8.7
- Fixed in
- 1.8.7· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Bouncy Castle BC Java before 1.66, BC C .NET before 1.8.7, BC-FJA before 1.0.2.1, BC before 1.66, BC-FNA before 1.0.1.1 have a timing issue within the EC math library that can expose information about the private key when an attacker is able to observe timing information for the generation of multiple deterministic ECDSA signatures.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 1.8.7 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.