CVE-2015-8805

nettle: secp256 calculation bug

Published Feb 23, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
The ecc_256_modq function in ecc-256.c in Nettle before 3.2 does not properly handle carry propagation and produces incorrect output in its implementation of the P-256 NIST elliptic curve, which allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8803.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8674 The ecc_256_modq function in ecc-256.c in Nettle before 3.2 does not properly handle carry propagation and produces incorrect output in its implementation of the P-256 NIST elliptic curve, which allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8803.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2897-1 Nettle vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:29 AM
Reserved
Feb 2, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 23, 2016, 7:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:35 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 2, 2016, 12:00 AM