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.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf	Technical Description
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21	Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts:::

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nettle_project:nettle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-04-14 11:59

Updated : 2020-11-16 12:20

NVD link : CVE-2016-6489

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6489

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-203

Observable Discrepancy

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Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux_desktop
enterprise_linux_hpc_node
enterprise_linux_workstation
enterprise_linux_server

nettle_project

nettle

canonical

ubuntu_linux

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