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    CVE-2016-0701

    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.

    Published:Jan 28, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Feb 15, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.23867
    CVSS Score:3.7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Openssl
    Product
    Openssl

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-116 Excavation
    CAPEC-13 Subverting Environment Variable Values
    CAPEC-169 Footprinting
    CAPEC-22 Exploiting Trust in Client
    CAPEC-224 Fingerprinting
    CAPEC-285 ICMP Echo Request Ping
    CAPEC-287 TCP SYN Scan
    CAPEC-290 Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) Records
    CAPEC-291 DNS Zone Transfers
    CAPEC-292 Host Discovery
    CAPEC-293 Traceroute Route Enumeration
    CAPEC-294 ICMP Address Mask Request
    CAPEC-295 Timestamp Request
    CAPEC-296 ICMP Information Request
    CAPEC-297 TCP ACK Ping
    CAPEC-298 UDP Ping
    CAPEC-299 TCP SYN Ping
    CAPEC-300 Port Scanning
    CAPEC-301 TCP Connect Scan
    CAPEC-302 TCP FIN Scan
    CAPEC-303 TCP Xmas Scan
    CAPEC-304 TCP Null Scan
    CAPEC-305 TCP ACK Scan
    CAPEC-306 TCP Window Scan
    CAPEC-307 TCP RPC Scan
    CAPEC-308 UDP Scan
    CAPEC-309 Network Topology Mapping
    CAPEC-310 Scanning for Vulnerable Software
    CAPEC-312 Active OS Fingerprinting
    CAPEC-313 Passive OS Fingerprinting
    CAPEC-317 IP ID Sequencing Probe
    CAPEC-318 IP 'ID' Echoed Byte-Order Probe
    CAPEC-319 IP (DF) 'Don't Fragment Bit' Echoing Probe
    CAPEC-320 TCP Timestamp Probe
    CAPEC-321 TCP Sequence Number Probe
    CAPEC-322 TCP (ISN) Greatest Common Divisor Probe
    CAPEC-323 TCP (ISN) Counter Rate Probe
    CAPEC-324 TCP (ISN) Sequence Predictability Probe
    CAPEC-325 TCP Congestion Control Flag (ECN) Probe
    CAPEC-326 TCP Initial Window Size Probe
    CAPEC-327 TCP Options Probe
    CAPEC-328 TCP 'RST' Flag Checksum Probe
    CAPEC-329 ICMP Error Message Quoting Probe
    CAPEC-330 ICMP Error Message Echoing Integrity Probe
    CAPEC-472 Browser Fingerprinting
    CAPEC-497 File Discovery
    CAPEC-508 Shoulder Surfing
    CAPEC-573 Process Footprinting
    CAPEC-574 Services Footprinting
    CAPEC-575 Account Footprinting
    CAPEC-576 Group Permission Footprinting
    CAPEC-577 Owner Footprinting
    CAPEC-59 Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
    CAPEC-60 Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay)
    CAPEC-616 Establish Rogue Location
    CAPEC-643 Identify Shared Files/Directories on System
    CAPEC-646 Peripheral Footprinting
    CAPEC-651 Eavesdropping
    CAPEC-79 Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding

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    References

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

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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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