Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-3580
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.
Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2021-3580
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nettle_project:nettle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-3580
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 9 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-3580
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-3580
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
- secalert@redhat.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-3580
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00008.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 2760-1] nettle security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1967983
1967983 – (CVE-2021-3580) CVE-2021-3580 nettle: Remote crash in RSA decryption via manipulated ciphertextIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211104-0006/
CVE-2021-3580 Nettle Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product SecurityThird Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-24
Nettle: Denial of Service (GLSA 202401-24) — Gentoo security
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