CVE-2016-7056 MEDIUM

CVE-2016-7056

Vendor The Openssl Project
Product openssl
Weakness CWE-385
Published September 10, 2018
Last update August 6, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A timing attack flaw was found in OpenSSL 1.0.1u and before that could allow a malicious user with local access to recover ECDSA P-256 private keys.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 10, 2018 CVE published
August 6, 2024 Record updated