CVE-2016-2217 Weak cryptography in n/a

What is CVE-2016-2217?

CVE-2016-2217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The OpenSSL address implementation in Socat 1.7.3.0 and 2.0.0-b8 does not use a prime number for the DH, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain the shared secret.

Weakness: CWE-320

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2217?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dest-Unreach Socat.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2217?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-2217 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2217 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2026-56123 socat 1.8.0.0 - 1.8.1.1 Heap Buffer Overflow via SOCKS5 Reply Parser Critical 9.2
• CVE-2015-1379 Denial of service in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2010-2799 Memory corruption in n/a Medium 6.8
• CVE-2012-0219 Memory corruption in n/a Medium 6.2
• CVE-2013-3571 Denial of service in n/a Low 2.6

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2217, GHSA-x8h2-j222-xxr3, MGASA-2016-0053.