SB2016110410 - Fedora 25 update for mingw-gnutls, mingw-nettle

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SB2016110410 - Fedora 25 update for mingw-gnutls, mingw-nettle

Published: November 4, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2016110410
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Man-in-the-Middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6489)

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in nettle-RSA code, which can be used in cache-sharing channel attacks. A remote attacker can create specially crafted RSA or DSA data and perform Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References