7.5
HIGH
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. 21, 2024, 2:56 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6489 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Nettle_project nettle
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
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 Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016
    Added Reference https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf
    Added Reference https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
  • 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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.32 }} -0.05%

score

0.69980

percentile

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