CVE-2016-6489

mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.050 · 92 %ileDEEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
5.01% (92nd) EPSS
CVSS 5 · medium
Is it mine?
66 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5

v2.05mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 2.9
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v2.05.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Nsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US
v3.07.4highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US
v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

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affected products (66)

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • RHSA-2016:2582Red Hat Security Advisory: nettle security and bug fix update2016-11-03csaf · redhat_csafUS

    An update for nettle is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-3113Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2016-11-03csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

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also known as (3)

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sources

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references (25)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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