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CVE-2016-2217

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Date: January 30, 2017

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.

Severity Score

3.7

Related Resources (5)

Url: http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv7.html

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/01/4

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/04/1

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-23

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2217

Severity Score

3.7

Weakness Type (CWE)

Key Management Errors

CWE-320

Top Fix

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	3.7
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	HIGH
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE
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