CVE-2016-7056
openssl - security update
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.18%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-7056
To remediate CVE-2016-7056, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openssl—upgrade to 1.0.2a-1 or later
- Debian/openssl—upgrade to 1.0.1t-1+deb7u2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.0.1t-1+deb8u6 or later
Is CVE-2016-7056 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.0.2a-1
- from 0, < 1.0.1t-1+deb7u2
- from 0, < 1.0.1t-1+deb8u6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |