CVE-2016-6489

Published Apr 14, 2017

Last updated 4 years ago

Overview

Description
The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.
Source
security@debian.org
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
7.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity
HIGH

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
5
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
10
Vector string
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-203

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations