CVE-2021-3580
nettle: Remote crash in RSA decryption via manipulated ciphertext
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions
A flaw was found in the way nettle's RSA decryption functions handled specially crafted ciphertext. An attacker could use this flaw to provide a manipulated ciphertext leading to application crash and denial of service.
Se ha encontrado un fallo en la manera en que las funciones de descifrado RSA de Nettle manejan el texto cifrado especialmente diseñado. Un atacante podría usar este fallo para proporcionar un texto cifrado manipulado, conllevando al bloqueo de la aplicación y la denegación de servicio
A flaw was found in nettle in the way its RSA decryption functions handle specially crafted ciphertext. This flaw allows an attacker to provide a manipulated ciphertext, leading to an application crash and a denial of service.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2021-06-04 CVE Reserved
- 2021-06-17 CVE Published
- 2024-08-22 EPSS Updated
- 2024-11-19 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00008.html | Mailing List |
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| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211104-0006 | Third Party Advisory |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1967983 | 2021-11-09 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-24 | 2024-01-16 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3580 | 2021-11-09 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Nettle Project Search vendor "Nettle Project" | Nettle Search vendor "Nettle Project" for product "Nettle" | < 3.7.3 Search vendor "Nettle Project" for product "Nettle" and version " < 3.7.3" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility" | - | - |
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