CVE-2016-4407 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The DSA algorithm implementation in SAP SAPCRYPTOLIB 5.555.38 does not properly check signatures, which allows remote authenticated users to impersonate arbitrary users via unspecified vectors, aka SAP Security Note 2223008.

Published: 2016-10-13

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sap:sapcryptolib:5.555.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2016-5407	The DSA algorithm implementation in SAP SAPCRYPTOLIB 5.555.38 does not properly check signatures, which allows remote authenticated users to impersonate arbitrary users via unspecified vectors, aka SAP Security Note 2223008.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00158.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/32
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93502
https://www.onapsis.com/research/security-advisories/sap-missing-signature-check-dsa-algorithm

History

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Subscriptions

Sap Sapcryptolib

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-10-13T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:25:14.494Z

Reserved: 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4407

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-10-13T14:59:06.190

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-4407

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-284

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