CVE-2016-6489
HIGH7.5EPSS 2.7%nettle - security update
Published: 4/14/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/nettlefrom 0, < 3.3-1
- Debian/nettlefrom 0, < 2.4-3+deb7u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |