Vulnerability in OpenSSL

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.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 1.9 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2014-0076: held from 0.009 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.008 · change: -0.001

Affected products

  • OpenSSL — versions 0.9.1c, 0.9.2b, 0.9.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-0076?
CVE-2014-0076 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2014-03-25.
Is CVE-2014-0076 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.