Security Features in nettle (Alpine package)



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2015-8804
CWE-ID CWE-254
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
nettle (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Security Features

EUVDB-ID: #VU32326

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8804

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

x86_64/ecc-384-modp.asm in Nettle before 3.2 does not properly handle carry propagation and produces incorrect output in its implementation of the P-384 NIST elliptic curve, which allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

nettle (Alpine package): 2.7.1-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bc1b8cdb81f24f01d962fc29e48ca02bf09d6ec7
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=dffdb25189c631ad6bfce4965c741df5964e446d
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=775b25076f747d4d008d25adbc59ec3bedd69e39
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3a2031b005debb4b0e0c83896d3719b53b2ed0b8


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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