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CVE-2020-12402

Published: 2020-07-09T15:15Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T04:59Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
During RSA key generation, bignum implementations used a variation of the Binary Extended Euclidean Algorithm which entailed significantly input-dependent flow. This allowed an attacker able to perform electromagnetic-based side channel attacks to record traces leading to the recovery of the secret primes. *Note:* An unmodified Firefox browser does not generate RSA keys in normal operation and is not affected, but products built on top of it might. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt