5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-7440
WolfSSL AES Cache Timing Vulnerability
Description

The C software implementation of AES Encryption and Decryption in wolfSSL (formerly CyaSSL) before 3.9.10 makes it easier for local users to discover AES keys by leveraging cache-bank timing differences.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 13, 2016, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:58 a.m.

Source :

cve@mitre.org

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7440 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 Debian debian_linux
1 Oracle mysql
1 Mariadb mariadb
1 Wolfssl wolfssl
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7440 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3706
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93659
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037050
    Added Reference https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/mariadb-10028-release-notes/
    Added Reference https://wolfssl.com/wolfSSL/Blog/Entries/2016/9/26_wolfSSL_3.9.10_Vulnerability_Fixes.html
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Oct. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3706 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3706 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html Third Party Advisory http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037050 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037050 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-310
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:10.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5.0 up to (excluding) 5.5.53 *cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0.0 up to (excluding) 10.0.28 *cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.1.0 up to (excluding) 10.1.19
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5.0 up to (including) 5.5.52 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.6.0 up to (including) 5.6.33 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.7.0 up to (including) 5.7.15
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.9.8 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.9.10
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by nvd@nist.gov

    Dec. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037050 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3706 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Dec. 15, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:10.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfssl:3.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93659 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93659 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://wolfssl.com/wolfSSL/Blog/Entries/2016/9/26_wolfSSL_3.9.10_Vulnerability_Fixes.html No Types Assigned https://wolfssl.com/wolfSSL/Blog/Entries/2016/9/26_wolfSSL_3.9.10_Vulnerability_Fixes.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/mariadb-10028-release-notes/ No Types Assigned https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/mariadb-10028-release-notes/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-310
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.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7440 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-2016-7440 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.10 }} -0.12%

score

0.24028

percentile

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