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  1. 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.

    Sources:github.comSource checked Evidence →