CVE-2016-0887 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Remote attackers can discover private-key primes via side-channel attacks during TLS sessions, compromising cryptographic security in affected RSA BSAFE libraries.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-0887?

CVE-2016-0887 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

EMC RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (MES) 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.5, RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition (CCME) 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.3, RSA BSAFE Crypto-J before 6.2.1, RSA BSAFE SSL-J before 6.2.1, and RSA BSAFE SSL-C before 2.8.9 allow remote attackers to discover a private-key prime by conducting a Lenstra side-channel attack that leverages an application's failure to detect an RSA signature failure during a TLS session.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0887?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Dell Bsafe Crypto-C-Micro-Edition, Dell Bsafe Crypto-J, Dell Bsafe Micro-Edition-Suite, Dell Bsafe Ssl-C, Dell Bsafe Ssl-J.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0887?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0887 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-0887 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0887 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vw3p-m8x2-42w7.

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