CVE-2016-8217
EMC RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.2 has a PKCS#12 Timing Attack Vulnerability.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.49%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
EMC RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.2 has a PKCS#12 Timing Attack Vulnerability. A possible timing attack could be carried out by modifying a PKCS#12 file that has an integrity MAC for which the password is not known. An attacker could then feed the modified PKCS#12 file to the toolkit and guess the current MAC one byte at a time. This is possible because Crypto-J uses a non-constant-time method to compare the stored MAC with the calculated MAC. This vulnerability is similar to the issue described in CVE-2015-2601.
- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.49% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- dell/bsafe crypto-j
- Source
- security_alert@emc.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540066/30/0/threadedMailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95831Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037732Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540066/30/0/threadedMailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95831Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037732Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.