CVE-2016-2217 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2017-01-30

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-3301	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.

The EPSS score is 0.00352.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

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Subscriptions

Dest-unreach Socat

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-30T22:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2217

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-2217

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2016-2217 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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