CVE-2021-3580
A flaw was found in the way nettle's RSA decryption functions handled specially crafted ciphertext.
Published Aug 5, 2021 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · nettle project nettle
A flaw was found in the way nettle's RSA decryption functions handled specially crafted ciphertext. An attacker could use this flaw to provide a manipulated ciphertext leading to application crash and denial of service.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 5, 2021 · NIST NVD
Detected
A flaw was found in the way nettle's RSA decryption functions handled specially crafted ciphertext. An attacker could use this flaw to provide a manipulated ciphertext leading to application crash and denial of service.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A flaw was found in the way nettle's RSA decryption functions handled specially crafted ciphertext. An attacker could use this flaw to provide a manipulated ciphertext leading to application crash and denial of service.
Affected
- cpe debian/debian linux9.0
- cpe netapp/ontap select deploy administration utilityversion unspecified
- cpe nettle project/nettleversion unspecified
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux7.0
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux8.0
Sources
- CVE.orgCVE-2021-3580
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - NIST NVDCVE-2021-3580
A flaw was found in the way nettle's RSA decryption functions handled specially crafted ciphertext. An attacker could use this flaw to provide a manipulated ciphertext leading to application crash and denial of service.
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