CVE-2016-7056

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 16
Modified
Published: 10 Sept 2018, 16:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 01:50

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.0 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.18% LOW
0% probability -0.16%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

10 Sept 2018, 16:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 01:50
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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 Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.18%• Percentile: 39%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-320•Key Management Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to errors in the management of cryptographic keys.

  • CWE-385•Covert Timing Channel

    Covert timing channels convey information by modulating some aspect of system behavior over time, so that the program receiving the information can observe system behavior and infer protected information.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04 | 14.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0 | 9.0

  • Unknown•OpenSSL

    ≤ 1.0.1u

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    6.0 | 7.0

  • the openssl project•openssl

    openssl 1.0.1u

References (16)