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CVE-2016-6489
The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.
High7.5EPSS 5.0%
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- debian
Description
The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.0% · top 7.8% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- [oss-security] 20160729 Re: CVE Request: nettle's RSA code is vulnerable to cache sharing related attacks (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-3193-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- GLSA-201706-21 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:2582 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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