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ALPINE-CVE-2021-3580
ALPINE-CVE-2021-3580
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
A flaw was found in the way nettle's RSA decryption functions handled specially crafted ciphertext. An attacker could use this flaw to provide a manipulated ciphertext leading to application crash and denial of service.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.17 | nettle | 3.7.2-r0, 3.7.1-r0, 3.7-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | nettle | 2.4-r0, 0, 2.4-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | nettle | 3.7-r0, 2.4-r0, 2.4-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | nettle | 3.7-r0, 3.4.1-r1, 3.4.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | nettle | 3.3-r0, 3.3-r1, 3.3-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | nettle | 3.5.1-r0, 3.5.1-r1, 3.4.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | nettle | 3.7.2-r0, 0, 2.4-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | nettle | 2.4-r1, 3.7.2-r0, 3.7.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | nettle | 0, 2.4-r1, 2.5-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | nettle | 0, 3.7.2-r0, 3.7.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | nettle | 2.4-r0, 2.4-r0, 2.6-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | nettle | 3.7.2-r0, 2.4-r0, 2.5-r0 |
Timeline
- Aug 5, 2021 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch