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CVE-2016-0701 Detail

Description

The 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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://intothesymmetry.blogspot.com/2016/01/openssl-key-recovery-attack-on-dh-small.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176373.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00009.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160128.txt CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82233 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034849 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2883-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=878e2c5b13010329c203f309ed0c8f2113f85648 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c5b831f21d0d29d1e517d139d9d101763f60c9a2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03724en_us CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05164821 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390893 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-05 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/257823 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-0701
NVD Published Date:
02/14/2016
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.