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CVE-2014-0076

The Montgomery ladder implementation in OpenSSL through 1.0.0l does not ensure that certain swap operations have a constant-time behavior, which makes it easier for local users to obtain ECDSA nonces via a FLUSH+RELOAD cache side-channel attack.

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Severity

N/A

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0040 (0.4%)
Percentile: 60.4%
EPSS: 2026-05-06

Affects

openssl:openssl

Technical description

The Montgomery ladder implementation in OpenSSL through 1.0.0l does not ensure that certain swap operations have a constant-time behavior, which makes it easier for local users to obtain ECDSA nonces via a FLUSH+RELOAD cache side-channel attack.

Published: 3/25/2014, 1:25:21 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM

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