CVE-2016-10212 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Radware devices use the same value for the first two GCM nonces, which allows remote attackers to obtain the authentication key and spoof data via a "forbidden attack," a similar issue to CVE-2016-0270. NOTE: this issue may be due to the use of a third-party Cavium product.

Published: 2017-02-08

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:radware:alteon::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:radware:alteon::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-1397	Radware devices use the same value for the first two GCM nonces, which allows remote attackers to obtain the authentication key and spoof data via a "forbidden attack," a similar issue to CVE-2016-0270. NOTE: this issue may be due to the use of a third-party Cavium product.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00839.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96172
https://github.com/nonce-disrespect/nonce-disrespect
https://support.radware.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/18456

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Radware Alteon

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-08T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:14:42.338Z

Reserved: 2017-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10212

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-08T16:59:00.180

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-10212

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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