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CVE-2016-6489
CVE-2016-6489
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.
EPSS 5.01% · 91.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
5.01%
91.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | nettle | 0, 2.7.1-1, 2.7.1-1ubuntu0.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | nettle | 3.2-1, 0, 3.1.1-4 |
Timeline
- Aug 1, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 10, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 18, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 9, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6489 third-party-advisory
- https://lists.lysator.liu.se/pipermail/nettle-bugs/2016/003093.html third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/30/2 third-party-advisory
- https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3193-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6489 third-party-advisory