CVE-2016-7056 (GCVE-0-2016-7056)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-09-10 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
Assigner
References
16 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The OpenSSL Project | openssl |
Affected:
openssl 1.0.1u
|
guessed |
Date Public
2017-01-10 00:00
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