# CVE-2020-13895: Crypt::Perl::ECDSA in the Crypt::Perl (aka p5-Crypt-Perl) module before 0.32 for Perl fails to verify correct ECDSA signatures when r and s

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-06-07 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Crypt::Perl::ECDSA in the Crypt::Perl (aka p5-Crypt-Perl) module before 0.32 for Perl fails to verify correct ECDSA signatures when r and s are small and when s = 1. This happens when using the curve secp256r1 (prime256v1). This could conceivably have a security-relevant impact if an attacker wishes to use public r and s values when guessing whether signature verification will fail.

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## References

- https://github.com/FGasper/p5-Crypt-Perl/issues/14
- https://github.com/FGasper/p5-Crypt-Perl/commit/f960ce75502acf7404187231a706672f8369acb2

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