CVE-2016-0800
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 90.3%
Description
The SSLv2 protocol, as used in OpenSSL before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g and other products, requires a server to send a ServerVerify message before establishing that a client possesses certain plaintext RSA data, which makes it easier for remote attackers to decrypt TLS ciphertext data by leveraging a Bleichenbacher RSA padding oracle, aka a "DROWN" attack.
How to fix CVE-2016-0800
To remediate CVE-2016-0800, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.13 or later
- —upgrade to 1.0.0c-2 or later
Is CVE-2016-0800 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 90.3%, placing CVE-2016-0800 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.13
- from 0, < 1.0.0c-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |