CVE-2016-0887

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.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.73% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securitytracker.com Third-Party Advisory securitytracker.com Third-Party Advisory securitytracker.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Apr/66 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035515 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538055/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035516 vdb entry third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136656/RSA-BSAFE-Lenstras-Attack.html vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035517 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-0887?
CVE-2016-0887 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-0887?
To fix CVE-2016-0887, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-0887 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-0887 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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