Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20162849000
Revision Date
:
2016-05-13
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2016-2849 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
Description
:
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.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2016-2849
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 17.10
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) is installed.
AND
NOT
While related to the CVE in some way, the 'botan1.10' package in artful is not affected (note: '1.10.13-1').
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