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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-0702

The MOD_EXP_CTIME_COPY_FROM_PREBUF function in crypto/bn/bn_exp.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g does not properly consider cache-bank access times during modular exponentiation, which makes it easier for local users to discover…

MEDIUM 5.1EPSS 1.91%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.91%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The MOD_EXP_CTIME_COPY_FROM_PREBUF function in crypto/bn/bn_exp.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g does not properly consider cache-bank access times during modular exponentiation, which makes it easier for local users to discover RSA keys by running a crafted application on the same Intel Sandy Bridge CPU core as a victim and leveraging cache-bank conflicts, aka a "CacheBleed" attack.

CVSS 3.1
5.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.91% probability · 79th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-200
Affected
openssl/openssl · nodejs/node.js · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.