CVE-2016-2217 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The OpenSSL address implementation in Socat 1.7.3.0 and 2.0.0-b8 does not use a prime number for the DH, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain the shared secret.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Dest-unreach	Socat

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:1.7.3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dest-unreach:socat:2.0.0:b8::::::

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv7.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/01/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/04/1
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2217
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-23
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2217

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-30T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:24:48.475Z

Reserved: 2016-02-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-2217

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-30T22:59:00.310

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:48:03.883

Link: CVE-2016-2217

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-2217 - Bugzilla

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