CVE-2016-10212

Summary

CVECVE-2016-10212
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-08 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionRadware devices use the same value for the first two GCM nonces, which allows remote attackers to obtain the authentication key and spoof data via a "forbidden attack," a similar issue to CVE-2016-0270. NOTE: this issue may be due to the use of a third-party Cavium product.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Radware Alteon All All All All
Operating System Radware Alteon All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory Explicit Initialization Vector for AES-GCM Cipher af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.radware.com Vendor Advisory
GitHub - nonce-disrespect/nonce-disrespect: Nonce-Disrespecting Adversaries: Practical Forgery Attacks on GCM in TLS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Third Party Advisory
Multiple Radware Products CVE-2016-10212 Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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