Medium severity4.9NVD Advisory· Published Jun 15, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-12438
CVE-2018-12438
Description
The Elliptic Curve Cryptography library (aka sunec or libsunec) allows a memory-cache side-channel attack on ECDSA signatures, aka the Return Of the Hidden Number Problem or ROHNP. To discover an ECDSA key, the attacker needs access to either the local machine or a different virtual machine on the same physical host.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:libsunec_project:libsunec:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.nccgroup.trust/us/our-research/technical-advisory-return-of-the-hidden-number-problem/nvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
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