Nettle
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First CVE: Feb 23, 2016 · Active for 10 years
8
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 85% of tracked products
1.6
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 59% of tracked products
8.5
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 76% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Nettle over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Feb 23, 2016
10 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Jun 25, 2023
1,125 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Nettle8 CVEs
13%
38%
50%
All CVEs352,231 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHighCritical
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network7 (87.5%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical1 (12.5%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low6 (75.0%)
High2 (25.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None8 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None8 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (8 CVEs).
8 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2015-8805CRITICAL The ecc_256_modq function in ecc-256.c in Nettle before 3.2 does not properly handle carry propagation and produces incorrect output in its implementation of the P-256 NIST ellipti | Feb 23, 2016 | 9.8 | 30 | NO | NO |
CVE-2015-8803CRITICAL The ecc_256_modp function in ecc-256.c in Nettle before 3.2 does not properly handle carry propagation and produces incorrect output in its implementation of the P-256 NIST ellipti | Feb 23, 2016 | 9.8 | 29 | NO | NO |
CVE-2021-3580HIGH A flaw was found in the way nettle's RSA decryption functions handled specially crafted ciphertext. An attacker could use this flaw to provide a manipulated ciphertext leading to a | Aug 5, 2021 | 7.5 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2021-20305HIGH A flaw was found in Nettle in versions before 3.7.2, where several Nettle signature verification functions (GOST DSA, EDDSA & ECDSA) result in the Elliptic Curve Cryptography point | Apr 5, 2021 | 8.1 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2016-6489HIGH The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack. | Apr 14, 2017 | 7.5 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2015-8804CRITICAL 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 | Feb 23, 2016 | 9.8 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2023-36660CRITICAL The OCB feature in libnettle in Nettle 3.9 before 3.9.1 allows memory corruption. | Jun 25, 2023 | 9.8 | 24 | NO | NO |
CVE-2018-16869MEDIUM A Bleichenbacher type side-channel based padding oracle attack was found in the way nettle handles endian conversion of RSA decrypted PKCS#1 v1.5 data. An attacker who is able to r | Dec 3, 2018 | 5.7 | 21 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (8 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (8 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (8 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Nettle
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.9 | 1 | 9.8 | 1.0% | 0 | 0 |