CVE-2016-8217: dell bsafe_crypto-j
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-8217 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in dell bsafe_crypto-j. EPSS estimates a 1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 03-02-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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 metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.49%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
74%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.49% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Dell1 product
- bsafe_crypto-j< 6.2.2
1 vendor · 1 product
References
3 links- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540066/30/0/threadedX Refsource CONFIRMMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry