Vulnerability in Nettle Project
CVE-2016-6489
The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.050 (92.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.050 · newest: 0.050 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Nettle Project
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf (Technical Description)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html (vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6489?
- CVE-2016-6489 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nettle Project, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-14.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6489?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.