CVE-2015-8805

NameCVE-2015-8805
DescriptionThe 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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Debian Bugs813679

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
nettle (PTS)bullseye3.7.3-1fixed
bookworm3.8.1-2fixed
sid, trixie3.10-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
nettlesourcesqueeze(not affected)
nettlesourcewheezy(not affected)
nettlesourcejessie2.7.1-5+deb8u1
nettlesource(unstable)3.2-1813679

Notes

[wheezy] - nettle <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[squeeze] - nettle <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/c71d2c9d20eeebb985e3872e4550137209e3ce4d

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