Secret extraction via nonisolated redundant execution
Published Mar 14, 2025 · Updated Mar 19, 2025
Fault-injection weakness in PostQuantum-Feldman-VSS 0.8.0b2 and earlier allows physically proximate attackers to expose secret coefficients. The secure_redundant_execution function repeats operations in one Python process, compares results with timing-variable code, randomizes execution timing, and exposes partial-result timing through errors. Physical access to the host hardware is required; successful injection can disclose polynomial coefficients or make verification accept invalid shares or fraudulent commitments.
Summary
What happened
Fault-injection weakness in PostQuantum-Feldman-VSS 0.8.0b2 and earlier allows physically proximate attackers to expose secret coefficients. The secure_redundant_execution function repeats operations in one Python process, compares results with timing-variable code, randomizes execution timing, and exposes partial-result timing through errors. Physical access to the host hardware is required; successful injection can disclose polynomial coefficients or make verification accept invalid shares or fraudulent commitments.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-29779
- Published
- Mar 14, 2025
- Updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Vendor
- David Osipov
- Product
- PostQuantum-Feldman-VSS
- Classifications
- CWE-1279, CWE-1240
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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