CVE-2007-3108

Description

The BN_from_montgomery function in crypto/bn/bn_mont.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8e and earlier does not properly perform Montgomery multiplication, which might allow local users to conduct a side-channel attack and retrieve RSA private keys.

1.2

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2374.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/RGII-74KLP3
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/724968	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/26893	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1571	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27205	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476341/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/27097	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2362	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2759	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9984	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/31489	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1003.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31531	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:193	vendor advisory
http://www.bluecoat.com/support/securityadvisories/advisory_openssl_rsa_key_reconstruction_vulnerability
http://secunia.com/advisories/30220	third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1633
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4010	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/27770	third party advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/26411	third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/522-1/	vendor advisory
http://openssl.org/news/patch-CVE-2007-3108.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2361	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31467	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0964.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27870	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2396	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27330	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0013.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28368	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-485.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/27078	third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-06.xml	vendor advisory
http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=16275
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1613
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0813.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25163	vdb entry patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27021	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3108?: CVE-2007-3108 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3108?: To fix CVE-2007-3108, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-3108 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-3108 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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