CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-2217
5.3 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-01-30
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-320
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• dest-unreach socat 1.7.3.0
• dest-unreach socat 2.0.0
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv7.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/01/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/04/1 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-23 security.gentoo.org
- http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv7.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/01/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/04/1 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-23 security.gentoo.org