CVE-2016-6489
Nettle RSA DSA Private Key Cache Side Channel Exposure
Description
The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.
INFO
Published Date :
April 14, 2017, 6:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 16, 2020, 8:20 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6489
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-6489.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf | Technical Description |
| https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| 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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CVE-2016-6489 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-6489 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 16, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-310 Added CWE NIST CWE-203 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nettle_project:nettle:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nettle_project:nettle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.3 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 25, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3 No Types Assigned https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf No Types Assigned https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf Technical Description Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-310 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nettle_project:nettle:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6489 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-6489
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.36 }} -0.15%
score
0.68715
percentile