Man-in-the-Middle attack in Nettle and Oracle Linux - CVE-2016-6489
Published: August 19, 2016 / Updated: June 1, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU332
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6489
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Oracle
Oracle
Affected software:
Nettle
Oracle Linux
Nettle
Oracle Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-6489
Update to version 3.2.