#VU53978 Input validation error in Nettle - CVE-2021-3580 

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#VU53978 Input validation error in Nettle - CVE-2021-3580

Published: June 9, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU53978
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3580
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Nettle
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists in nettle's RSA decryption functions due to insufficient validation of certain ciphertexts. A remote attacker can send specially crafted  data to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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