CVE-2016-6489

CWE-20313 documents8 sources
Severity
7.5HIGH
EPSS
3.0%
top 13.41%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Nettle Project NettleCanonical Ubuntu LinuxRedhat Enterprise Linux Desktop+3 more
Timeline
PublishedApr 14
Latest updateMay 13

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 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages6 packages

▶Debiannettle< 3.3-1+3

Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 16.10

Patches

Patch: www.openwall.com ↗Patch: git.lysator.liu.se ↗Patch: www.openwall.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-m9gx-jgm7-m42g: The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack↗2022-05-13
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OSV
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↗2017-04-14
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CVEList
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↗2017-04-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Nettle vulnerability↗2017-02-06
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Red Hat
nettle: RSA/DSA code is vulnerable to cache-timing related attacks↗2016-06-20
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Debian
CVE-2016-6489: nettle - The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to disco...↗2016
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💬Community

6
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6489 mingw-nettle: nettle: RSA code is vulnerable to cache-timing related attacks [epel-7]↗2016-08-01
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6489 nettle: RSA code is vulnerable to cache-timing related attacks [epel-5]↗2016-08-01
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6489 mingw-nettle: nettle: RSA code is vulnerable to cache-timing related attacks [fedora-all]↗2016-08-01
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6489 nettle: RSA/DSA code is vulnerable to cache-timing related attacks↗2016-08-01
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6489 nettle: RSA code is vulnerable to cache-timing related attacks [fedora-all]↗2016-08-01
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