CVE-2016-8217

3.7 LOW
Published: February 03, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540066/30/0/threaded
Source: security_alert@emc.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95831
Source: security_alert@emc.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037732
Source: security_alert@emc.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540066/30/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95831
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037732
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
3.7 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
51th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

dell