CVE-2016-6489

7.5 HIGH
Published: April 14, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache 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
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016
Source: security@debian.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf
Source: security@debian.org
Technical Description
https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3
Source: security@debian.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Technical Description
https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.0%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-203

Affected Vendors

canonical nettle_project redhat

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