Description
The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Technical Description x_refsource_misc
https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0505
EPSS Percentile
91.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-203
Status
published
Products (9)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.10
nettle_project/nettle
< 3.3
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_hpc_node
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation
7.0
Published
Apr 14, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026