CVE-2016-6489 | BDVDB-2026-84255 Detail
Description#
The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21
- https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016
- https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.