CVE-2016-2178
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.19%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-2178
To remediate CVE-2016-2178, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/openssl—upgrade to 1.0.2h-r1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.0.2i-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-2178 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.0.2h-r1
- from 0, < 1.0.2i-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |