CVE-2016-6489

Description

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

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.42% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3 third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016 issue tracking vdb entry third party advisory
https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf technical description
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6489?
CVE-2016-6489 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6489?
To fix CVE-2016-6489, 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-2016-6489 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-6489 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.