CVE-2024-1544
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1544
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-1544.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2024-1544
- Downstream
- Published
- 2024-08-27T19:15:16Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-29T11:05:07.889014Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Generating the ECDSA nonce k samples a random number r and then truncates this randomness with a modular reduction mod n where n is the order of the elliptic curve. Meaning k = r mod n. The division used during the reduction estimates a factor qe by dividing the upper two digits (a digit having e.g. a size of 8 byte) of r by the upper digit of n and then decrements qe in a loop until it has the correct size. Observing the number of times q_e is decremented through a control-flow revealing side-channel reveals a bias in the most significant bits of k. Depending on the curve this is either a negligible bias or a significant bias large enough to reconstruct k with lattice reduction methods. For SECP160R1, e.g., we find a bias of 15 bits.
- References
Affected packages
Debian:11 / wolfssl
Package
- Name
- wolfssl
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/wolfssl?arch=source
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
4.*
5.*
Debian:12 / wolfssl
Package
- Name
- wolfssl
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/wolfssl?arch=source
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Debian:13 / wolfssl
Package
- Name
- wolfssl
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/wolfssl?arch=source
Git / github.com/wolfssl/wolfssl
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/wolfssl/wolfssl
- Events
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Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixed