The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.
- Published
- Apr 14, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 5.0% · 92th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-203
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Report tools
Action score
32
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 5.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux hpc node | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node |
| redhat | enterprise linux server | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
| nettle project | nettle | cpe:2.3:a:nettle_project:nettle |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux12.04
- canonical ubuntu linux14.04
- canonical ubuntu linux16.04
- canonical ubuntu linux16.10
- nettle project nettlebefore 3.3
- redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
- redhat enterprise linux hpc node7.0
- redhat enterprise linux server7.0
- redhat enterprise linux workstation7.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nettle | before 3.3-1 | 3.3-1 |
| Debian:7 | nettle | before 2.4-3+deb7u1 | 2.4-3+deb7u1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | nettle | before 0:2.7.1-8.el7 | 0:2.7.1-8.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | nettle-debuginfo | before 0:2.7.1-8.el7 | 0:2.7.1-8.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | nettle-devel | before 0:2.7.1-8.el7 | 0:2.7.1-8.el7 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | libnettle | before 2.7.1-12.1 | 2.7.1-12.1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:nettle | 3.3-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nettle | 0:2.7.1-8.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nettle-debuginfo | 0:2.7.1-8.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nettle-devel | 0:2.7.1-8.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:libnettle | 2.7.1-12.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-203 · Observable DiscrepancyCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016
- eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf
- git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.