Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-4160
There is a carry propagation bug in the MIPS32 and MIPS64 squaring procedure. Many EC algorithms are affected, including some of the TLS 1.3 default curves. Impact was not analyzed in detail, because the pre-requisites for attack are considered unlikely and include reusing private keys. Analysis suggests that attacks against RSA and DSA as a result of this defect would be very difficult to perform and are not believed likely. Attacks against DH are considered just feasible (although very difficult) because most of the work necessary to deduce information about a private key may be performed offline. The amount of resources required for such an attack would be significant. However, for an attack on TLS to be meaningful, the server would have to share the DH private key among multiple clients, which is no longer an option since CVE-2016-0701. This issue affects OpenSSL versions 1.0.2, 1.1.1 and 3.0.0. It was addressed in the releases of 1.1.1m and 3.0.1 on the 15th of December 2021. For the 1.0.2 release it is addressed in git commit 6fc1aaaf3 that is available to premium support customers only. It will be made available in 1.0.2zc when it is released. The issue only affects OpenSSL on MIPS platforms. Fixed in OpenSSL 3.0.1 (Affected 3.0.0). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1m (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1l). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2zc-dev (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2zb).
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-4160
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.21%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 58 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-4160
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
[email protected] |
5.9
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
2.2
|
3.6
|
[email protected] |
References for CVE-2021-4160
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https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=3bf7b73ea7123045b8f972badc67ed6878e6c37f
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=e9e726506cd2a3fd9c0f12daf8cc1fe934c7dddb
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5103
Third Party Advisory
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https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-637483.pdf
Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-02
Third Party Advisory
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https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=6fc1aaaf303185aa5e483e06bdfae16daa9193a7
Broken Link
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https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20220128.txt
Vendor Advisory
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2021-4160
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools:9.2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center:12.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_world_security:a9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:health_sciences_inform_publisher:6.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:health_sciences_inform_publisher:6.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:alpha10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:alpha11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:alpha12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:alpha13:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:alpha14:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:alpha15:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:alpha16:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:alpha17:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:alpha7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:alpha8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:alpha9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*