CVE-2016-0701

Summary

CVECVE-2016-0701
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-02-15 02:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-12 23:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe DH_check_pub_key function in crypto/dh/dh_check.c in OpenSSL 1.0.2 before 1.0.2f does not ensure that prime numbers are appropriate for Diffie-Hellman (DH) key exchange, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover a private DH exponent by making multiple handshakes with a peer that chose an inappropriate number, as demonstrated by a number in an X9.42 file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2e All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160128.txt CONFIRM www.openssl.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0637-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
OpenSSL Flaws Let Remote Users Recover DH Keys in Certain Cases and Let Remote Users Negotiate Disabled Ciphers - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Oracle July 2016 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
USN-2883-1: OpenSSL vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201601-05) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020 MISC www.oracle.com
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit CONFIRM git.openssl.org
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit MISC git.openssl.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020 MISC www.oracle.com
OpenSSL CVE-2016-0701 Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Vulnerability Note VU#257823 - OpenSSL re-uses unsafe prime numbers in Diffie-Hellman protocol CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2019 MISC www.oracle.com
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit MISC git.openssl.org
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: openssl-1.0.2f-1.fc23 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit CONFIRM git.openssl.org
Juniper Networks - 2016-10 Security Bulletin: OpenSSL security updates CONFIRM kb.juniper.net
Into the symmetry: OpenSSL Key Recovery Attack on DH small subgroups (CVE-2016-0701) MISC intothesymmetry.blogspot.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2020 MISC www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2020 N/A www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2017 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

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