# CVE-2016-7056: A timing attack flaw was found in OpenSSL 1.0.1u and before that could allow a malicious user with local access to recover ECDSA P-256 priva

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-09-10 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- The OpenSSL Project openssl: openssl 1.0.1u

## Description

A timing attack flaw was found in OpenSSL 1.0.1u and before that could allow a malicious user with local access to recover ECDSA P-256 private keys.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenSSL, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/1195
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1801
- https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8aed2a7548362e88e84a7feb795a3a97e8395008
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1413
- https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/6.0/common/016_libcrypto.patch.sig
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037575
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1414
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/52
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3773
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7056
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-7056.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95375
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1415.html
- https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/5.9/common/033_libcrypto.patch.sig
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7056
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1802

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