GHSA-wj6h-64fc-37mpHighCVSS 7.4

Minerva timing attack on P-256 in python-ecdsa

Published
January 22, 2024
Last Modified
July 30, 2025

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

python-ecdsa has been found to be subject to a Minerva timing attack on the P-256 curve. Using the ecdsa.SigningKey.sign_digest() API function and timing signatures an attacker can leak the internal nonce which may allow for private key discovery. Both ECDSA signatures, key generation, and ECDH operations are affected. ECDSA signature verification is unaffected. The python-ecdsa project considers side channel attacks out of scope for the project and there is no planned fix.

🎯 Affected products1

  • pip/ecdsa:>= 0

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