CVE-2015-8804

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 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 91%
VendorProductVersion
nettle_projectnettle
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≤ 3.1.1
canonicalubuntu_linux
14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
15.10
opensuseleap
42.1
opensuseopensuse
13.1
opensuseopensuse
13.2
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
nettle
bullseye
3.7.3-1
fixed
wheezy
not-affected
squeeze
not-affected
bookworm
3.8.1-2
fixed
sid
3.10-1
fixed
trixie
3.10-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
nettle
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
wily
Fixed 3.1.1-4ubuntu0.1
released
vivid
ignored
trusty
Fixed 2.7.1-1ubuntu0.1
released
precise
not-affected
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00091.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00093.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00100.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/02/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/03/1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2897-1
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/38-Miscomputations-of-elliptic-curve-scalar-multiplications-in-Nettle.html
https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/fa269b6ad06dd13c901dbd84a12e52b918a09cd7
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2016-01/msg00006.html
https://lists.lysator.liu.se/pipermail/nettle-bugs/2015/003024.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00091.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00093.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00100.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/02/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/03/1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2897-1
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/38-Miscomputations-of-elliptic-curve-scalar-multiplications-in-Nettle.html
https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/fa269b6ad06dd13c901dbd84a12e52b918a09cd7
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2016-01/msg00006.html
https://lists.lysator.liu.se/pipermail/nettle-bugs/2015/003024.html