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CVE-2015-8803

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 4.21%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-02-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2015-8803
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
4.21%

Original NVD Description

The ecc_256_modp 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-2015-8805.