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CVE-2013-5915
Published:October 04, 2013
Updated:April 21, 2026
The RSA-CRT implementation in PolarSSL before 1.2.9 does not properly perform Montgomery multiplication, which might allow remote attackers to conduct a timing side-channel attack and retrieve RSA private keys.
Related Resources (8)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/118758.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/55084
http://osvdb.org/98049
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62771
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119014.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2782
https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/polarssl-security-advisory-2013-05
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119018.html
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
3.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
CVSS v2
Base Score:
4.3
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
EPSS
Base Score:
0.69