High severity · published Jan 27, 2016
CVE-2015-8618
The Int.Exp Montgomery code in the math/big library in Go 1.5.x before 1.5.3 mishandles carry propagation and produces incorrect output, which makes it easier for attackers to…
7.5
CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Int.Exp Montgomery code in the math/big library in Go 1.5.x before 1.5.3 mishandles carry propagation and produces incorrect output, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain private RSA keys via unspecified vectors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GO
GO · Golang
1.5; 1.5.1; 1.5.2 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
42.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8618
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8618
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175642.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176179.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00077.html
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/6
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/22/9
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/13/7
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