What is the severity of CVE-2017-6076?

CVE-2017-6076 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for RSA key extraction.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6076?

To mitigate CVE-2017-6076, upgrade to wolfSSL version 3.10.2 or later.

What is the impact of CVE-2017-6076 on affected systems?

CVE-2017-6076 allows malicious users with access to the machine's cache to extract RSA key information.

Which versions of wolfSSL are affected by CVE-2017-6076?

CVE-2017-6076 affects all wolfSSL versions prior to 3.10.2.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2017-6076?

There is no known workaround for CVE-2017-6076; the recommended action is to upgrade the library.

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CVE-2017-6076

medium

5.5

CWE

200

23/2/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-6076: Infoleak

First published: Thu Feb 23 2017(Updated: )

In versions of wolfSSL before 3.10.2 the function fp_mul_comba makes it easier to extract RSA key information for a malicious user who has access to view cache on a machine.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
wolfSSL	<3.10.2

Remedy

https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases/tag/v3.10.2-stable

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6076?
CVE-2017-6076 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for RSA key extraction.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6076?
To mitigate CVE-2017-6076, upgrade to wolfSSL version 3.10.2 or later.
What is the impact of CVE-2017-6076 on affected systems?
CVE-2017-6076 allows malicious users with access to the machine's cache to extract RSA key information.
Which versions of wolfSSL are affected by CVE-2017-6076?
CVE-2017-6076 affects all wolfSSL versions prior to 3.10.2.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2017-6076?
There is no known workaround for CVE-2017-6076; the recommended action is to upgrade the library.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6076?
CVE-2017-6076 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for RSA key extraction.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6076?
To mitigate CVE-2017-6076, upgrade to wolfSSL version 3.10.2 or later.
What is the impact of CVE-2017-6076 on affected systems?
CVE-2017-6076 allows malicious users with access to the machine's cache to extract RSA key information.
Which versions of wolfSSL are affected by CVE-2017-6076?
CVE-2017-6076 affects all wolfSSL versions prior to 3.10.2.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2017-6076?
There is no known workaround for CVE-2017-6076; the recommended action is to upgrade the library.