UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2849

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2849

    Published: 13 May 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
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    Summary:

    Details: Botan before 1.10.13 and 1.11.x before 1.11.29 do not use a constant-time algorithm to perform a modular inverse on the signature nonce k, which might allow remote attackers to obtain ECDSA secret keys via a timing side-channel attack.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: botan1.10

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+deb7u1ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.10.5-1+deb7u1ubuntu0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    1.10.5-1
    1.10.5-1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High