Medium severity · published Sep 10, 2018
CVE-2016-7056
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
5.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
OP
Openssl · Openssl
through 1.0.1u · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7056
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7056
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1415.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95375
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037575
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1413
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1414
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1801
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