CVE-2016-7056 describes a timing attack vulnerability in OpenSSL versions 1.0.1u and earlier, impacting products from Canonical, Debian, and Red Hat. This flaw allows a local attacker to potentially recover ECDSA P-256 private keys. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), the attack requires local access and low complexity, leading to a high confidentiality impact. Despite its potential, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.1uCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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