CVE-2015-5738

7.5 HIGH
Published: July 26, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

The RSA-CRT implementation in the Cavium Software Development Kit (SDK) 2.x, when used on OCTEON II CN6xxx Hardware on Linux to support TLS with Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS), makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain private RSA keys by conducting a Lenstra side-channel attack.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://people.redhat.com/~fweimer/rsa-crt-leaks.pdf
Source: cve@mitre.org
Technical Description Third Party Advisory
http://fortiguard.com/advisory/rsa-crt-key-leak-under-certain-conditions
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://people.redhat.com/~fweimer/rsa-crt-leaks.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/91/sol91245485.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.4%
82th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

marvell f5