UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19963

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19963
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19963.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19963
Upstream
Published
2019-12-25T00:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:53:21.853065Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in wolfSSL before 4.3.0 in a non-default configuration where DSA is enabled. DSA signing uses the BEEA algorithm during modular inversion of the nonce, leading to a side-channel attack against the nonce.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / wolfssl

Package

Name
wolfssl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wolfssl@3.4.8+dfsg-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.4.8+dfsg-1

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / wolfssl

Package

Name
wolfssl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wolfssl@3.13.0+dfsg-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.10.2+dfsg-2
3.12.0+dfsg-1
3.12.2+dfsg-1
3.13.0+dfsg-1

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / wolfssl

Package

Name
wolfssl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wolfssl@4.3.0+dfsg-2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.3.0+dfsg-2

Affected versions

4.*

4.1.0+dfsg-2
4.2.0+dfsg-1
4.2.0+dfsg-2
4.2.0+dfsg-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libwolfssl-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.3.0+dfsg-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwolfssl24",
            "binary_version": "4.3.0+dfsg-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwolfssl24-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.3.0+dfsg-2"
        }
    ]
}