VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.01%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.01%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.01% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-203
- Affected
- redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux hpc node · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · canonical/ubuntu linux · nettle project/nettle
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdfTechnical Description
- https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdfTechnical Description
- https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.