CVE-2015-8805
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Summary
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 elliptic curve, which allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8803.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00100.html
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/38-Miscomputations-of-elliptic-curve-scalar-multiplications-in-Nettle.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00093.html
- https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/c71d2c9d20eeebb985e3872e4550137209e3ce4d
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2897-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00091.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/02/2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84272
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/03/1
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00100.html
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/38-Miscomputations-of-elliptic-curve-scalar-multiplications-in-Nettle.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00093.html
- https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/c71d2c9d20eeebb985e3872e4550137209e3ce4d
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2897-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00091.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/02/2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84272
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/03/1
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