CVE-2016-6489

CVE Details

Release Date:2016-06-20
Impact:Moderate What is this?

Description


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

See more information about CVE-2016-6489 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 5.8
Vector String: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: None

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (nettle)ELSA-2016-25822016-11-09


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