{"cve":"CVE-2016-6489","nvd":{"published":"2017-04-14T18:59:00.737","modified":"2026-06-17T00:51:15.570","status":"Modified","description":"The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-203"],"references":["http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7","http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016","https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","nettle_project:nettle","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:42:09.859288039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-6489","score":0.05007,"percentile":0.92241,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}