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CVE-2016-6489

The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channe

The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.02694
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-203Observable Discrepancy
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Affected Products & Versions

6
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux hpc nodeall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux workstationall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
nettle project nettle< 3.3
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security@debian.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD14 Apr 2017 · 06:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

4
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10339-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:1481-1
usnUSN-3193-1
rhsaRHSA-2016:2582Moderate
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.htmlThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdfTechnical Description
https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3PatchThird Party Advisory
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