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CVE-2016-2178· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

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,

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.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jun 19, 2016
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.2% · 66th percentile
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Action score

22

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
opensslopenssl
oraclelinux
oraclesolaris
suselinux enterprise
nodejsnode.js
debiandebian linux
canonicalubuntu linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • nodejs node.js0.10.0 and later · before 0.10.47
  • nodejs node.js0.12.0 and later · before 0.12.16
  • nodejs node.js4.0.0 and later · up to 4.1.2 inclusive
  • nodejs node.js4.2.0 and later · before 4.6.0
  • nodejs node.js5.0.0 and later · before 6.7.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.2opensslbefore 1.0.2h-r11.0.2h-r1
Debian:12opensslbefore 1.0.2i-11.0.2i-1
Debian:7opensslbefore 1.0.1t-1+deb7u11.0.1t-1+deb7u1
Debian:8opensslbefore 1.0.1t-1+deb8u41.0.1t-1+deb8u4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientopensslbefore 0:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.30:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientopenssl-debuginfobefore 0:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.30:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientopenssl-develbefore 0:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.30:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientopenssl-perlbefore 0:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.30:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientopenssl-staticbefore 0:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.30:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientopensslbefore 1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.71:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientopenssl-debuginfobefore 1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.71:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientopenssl-develbefore 1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.71:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientopenssl-libsbefore 1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.71:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientopenssl-perlbefore 1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.71:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientopenssl-staticbefore 1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.71:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.7
Red Hat:jboss_core_services:1::el6jbcs-httpd24-httpdbefore 0:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el60:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el6
Red Hat:jboss_core_services:1::el6jbcs-httpd24-httpd-debuginfobefore 0:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el60:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el6
Red Hat:jboss_core_services:1::el6jbcs-httpd24-httpd-develbefore 0:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el60:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el6
Red Hat:jboss_core_services:1::el6jbcs-httpd24-httpd-manualbefore 0:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el60:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el6
Red Hat:jboss_core_services:1::el6jbcs-httpd24-httpd-selinuxbefore 0:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el60:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el6
Red Hat:jboss_core_services:1::el6jbcs-httpd24-httpd-src-zipbefore 0:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el60:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el6
Red Hat:jboss_core_services:1::el6jbcs-httpd24-httpd-toolsbefore 0:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el60:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el6
Red Hat:jboss_core_services:1::el6jbcs-httpd24-httpd-zipbefore 0:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el60:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el6
Red Hat:jboss_core_services:1::el6jbcs-httpd24-mod_auth_kerbbefore 0:5.4-35.jbcs.el60:5.4-35.jbcs.el6

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
alpine:openssl1.0.2h-r1 · Alpine:v3.2Package registry (OSV)
debian:openssl1.0.2i-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:jbcs-httpd24-httpd0:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_core_services:1::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:jbcs-httpd24-httpd-debuginfo0:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_core_services:1::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:jbcs-httpd24-httpd-devel0:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_core_services:1::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:jbcs-httpd24-httpd-manual0:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_core_services:1::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:jbcs-httpd24-httpd-selinux0:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_core_services:1::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:jbcs-httpd24-httpd-src-zip0:2.4.23-102.jbcs.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_core_services:1::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openssl0:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:openssl-debuginfo0:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:openssl-devel0:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:openssl-libs1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:openssl-perl0:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:openssl-static0:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
suse:compat-openssl0980.9.8j-102.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1Package registry (OSV)
suse:firefox-atk2.26.1-2.8.4 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:firefox-cairo1.15.10-2.13.4 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:firefox-gdk-pixbuf2.36.11-2.8.4 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:firefox-glib22.54.3-2.14.7 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:firefox-gtk33.10.9-2.15.3 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:firefox-harfbuzz1.7.5-2.7.4 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:MozillaFirefox68.2.0-78.51.4 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED68-21.9.8 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:nodejs44.6.0-8.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 12Package registry (OSV)
suse:openssl1.0.1i-27.21.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12Package registry (OSV)
suse:openssl11.0.1g-0.52.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITYPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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