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CVE-2016-7056
Published: Sep 10, 2018
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
CVSS v3.0
5.5
MEDIUM
Description
A timing attack flaw was found in OpenSSL 1.0.1u and before that could allow a malicious user with local access to recover ECDSA P-256 private keys.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
The OpenSSL Project | openssl | affected openssl 1.0.1u |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.0 Details
CVSS v3.0 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
References
https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/1195
x_refsource_MISC
RHSA-2017:1801
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2017:1413
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
1037575
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
RHSA-2017:1414
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
[oss-security] 20170110 CVE-2016-7056 ECDSA P-256 timing attack key recovery (OpenSSL, LibreSSL, BoringSSL)
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
DSA-3773
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7056
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-7056.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
95375
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
RHSA-2017:1415
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7056
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2017:1802
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
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