CVE-2016-2178

MEDIUM

OpenSSL - Timing Side-Channel Attack in DSA Signing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The dsa_sign_setup function in crypto/dsa/dsa_ossl.c in OpenSSL through 1.0.2h does not properly ensure the use of constant-time operations, which makes it easier for local users to discover a DSA private key via a timing side-channel attack.

References (69)

Core 69
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1659.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/8
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1658
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1940.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91081
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0194
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/08/2
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0193
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036054
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00011.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3087-1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00012.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/08/8
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/08/4
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00029.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/08/6
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3087-2
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00010.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00031.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/31
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00005.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/08/10
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/08/11
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/08/5
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3673
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00023.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-02/msg00032.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/08/12
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00022.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00011.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00021.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/08/7
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/2
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00024.html
Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
http://eprint.iacr.org/2016/594.pdf

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 45.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-203
Status published
Products (42)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
debian/debian_linux 8.0
nodejs/node.js 0.10.0 - 0.10.47
nodejs/node.js 4.2.0 - 4.6.0
openssl/openssl 1.0.1
openssl/openssl 1.0.1a
openssl/openssl 1.0.1b
openssl/openssl 1.0.1c
... and 32 more
Published Jun 20, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026