synced 4 MIN AGO
01 Record

CVE-2020-6829

When performing EC scalar point multiplication, the wNAF point multiplication algorithm was used; which leaked partial information about the nonce used during signature generation. Given an

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mozilla
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

When performing EC scalar point multiplication, the wNAF point multiplication algorithm was used; which leaked partial information about the nonce used during signature generation. Given an

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 73.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-19.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-10-28 00:00Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 09:11Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-01-10
Assigning CNA
mozilla
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-327Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic AlgorithmClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
6bd5746651ff8a35720a922ec5ec8d5041da54b7063a3482a928f56bdddd542e

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MozillaFirefox< 80—
MozillaFirefox for Android< 80—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • nss
    Fixed in 2:3.55-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • nss
    Fixed in 2:3.55-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • nss
    Fixed in 2:3.55-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • firefox
    Fixed in 80.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • nss
    Fixed in 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.13

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • firefox
    Fixed in 80.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nss
    Fixed in 2:3.35-2ubuntu2.11

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • firefox
    Fixed in 80.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nss
    Fixed in 2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.4

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • nss
    Fixed in 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm7
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.