CVE-2016-8217 json
EMC RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.2 has a PKCS#12 Timing Attack Vulnerability.
published 2017-02-03 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9065
- cvss
- 3.7
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- dell bsafe_crypto-j 6.2.2
Exploit prediction
1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 3.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- n/a RSA BSAFE Crypto-J RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.2
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/540066/30/0/threaded
mailing-list, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/95831
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1037732
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-8217
- NVD CVE-2016-8217
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