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CVE-2021-20305 HIGH

Published: 2021-04-05 | Last Modified: 2024-11-21 | Status: Modified

Description

A flaw was found in Nettle in versions before 3.7.2, where several Nettle signature verification functions (GOST DSA, EDDSA & ECDSA) result in the Elliptic Curve Cryptography point (ECC) multiply function being called with out-of-range scalers, possibly resulting in incorrect results. This flaw allows an attacker to force an invalid signature, causing an assertion failure or possible validation. The highest threat to this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Additional Descriptions (1)

Se encontró un fallo en Nettle en versiones anteriores a 3.7.2, donde varias funciones de comprobación de firma de Nettle (GOST DSA, EDDSA y ECDSA) resultan en la función de multiplicación del punto Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) ser llamados con escaladores fuera de rango, posiblemente resultando en resultados incorrectos. Este fallo permite a un atacante forzar una firma no válida, causando un fallo de aserción o una posible validación. La mayor amenaza para esta vulnerabilidad es la confidencialidad, la integridad y la disponibilidad del sistema

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 8.1 (HIGH)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityHIGH
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactHIGH
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 2.2

Impact Score: 5.9

Base Score: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access VectorNETWORK
Access ComplexityMEDIUM
AuthenticationNONE
Confidentiality ImpactPARTIAL
Integrity ImpactPARTIAL
Availability ImpactPARTIAL

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Impact Score: 6.4

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Secondary
en CWE-327
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-787

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
nettle_project nettle * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd340af73c0> Application
fedoraproject fedora 33 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd39c4d3540> Operating System
redhat enterprise_linux 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36a03c040> Operating System
redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd2d825be40> Operating System
netapp active_iq_unified_manager - <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd340af6440> Application
netapp ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility - <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd39c4d0880> Application
debian debian_linux 9.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd39c4d0180> Operating System
debian debian_linux 10.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36a03cf80> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:nettle_project:nettle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References