Attacker Value
Unknown
CVE-2016-2178
CVE-2016-2178
(Last updated November 08, 2023) ▾
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Description
The dsa_sign_setup function in crypto/dsa/dsa_ossl.c in OpenSSL through 1.0.2h does not properly ensure the use of constant-time operations, which makes it easier for local users to discover a DSA private key via a timing side-channel attack.
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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Data provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Base Score:
5.5 Medium
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None
General Information
Vendors
- canonical,
- debian,
- nodejs,
- openssl,
- oracle,
- suse
Products
- debian linux 8.0,
- linux 5,
- linux 6,
- linux 7,
- linux enterprise 12.0,
- node.js,
- openssl 1.0.1,
- openssl 1.0.1a,
- openssl 1.0.1b,
- openssl 1.0.1c,
- openssl 1.0.1d,
- openssl 1.0.1e,
- openssl 1.0.1f,
- openssl 1.0.1g,
- openssl 1.0.1h,
- openssl 1.0.1i,
- openssl 1.0.1j,
- openssl 1.0.1k,
- openssl 1.0.1l,
- openssl 1.0.1m,
- openssl 1.0.1n,
- openssl 1.0.1o,
- openssl 1.0.1p,
- openssl 1.0.1q,
- openssl 1.0.1r,
- openssl 1.0.1s,
- openssl 1.0.1t,
- openssl 1.0.2,
- openssl 1.0.2a,
- openssl 1.0.2b,
- openssl 1.0.2c,
- openssl 1.0.2d,
- openssl 1.0.2e,
- openssl 1.0.2f,
- openssl 1.0.2g,
- openssl 1.0.2h,
- solaris 10,
- solaris 11.3,
- ubuntu linux 12.04,
- ubuntu linux 14.04,
- ubuntu linux 16.04
References
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