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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-0887 · published 12 April 2016

CVE-2016-0887: Dell bsafe crypto-c-micro-edition information exposure vulnerability

Dell · Bsafe Crypto C Micro Edition

EMC RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (MES) 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.5, RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition (CCME) 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.3, RSA BSAFE Crypto-J before 6.2.1, RSA BSAFE SSL-J before 6.2.1, and RSA BSAFE SSL-C before 2.8.9 allow remote attackers to discover a private-key prime by conducting a Lenstra side-channel attack that leverages an application's failure to detect an RSA signature failure during a TLS session.

5.9 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 3.5% · top 11.1% CWE-200 · Information exposure
5.9CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 2.6
3.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
5Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

EMC RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (MES) 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.5, RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition (CCME) 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.3, RSA BSAFE Crypto-J before 6.2.1, RSA BSAFE SSL-J before 6.2.1, and RSA BSAFE SSL-C before 2.8.9 allow remote attackers to discover a private-key prime by conducting a Lenstra side-channel attack that leverages an application's failure to detect an RSA signature failure during a TLS session.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

5 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136656/RSA-BSAFE-Lenstras-Attack.html Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Apr/66 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538055/100/0/threaded Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035515 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035516 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035517 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136656/RSA-BSAFE-Lenstras-Attack.html Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Apr/66 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538055/100/0/threaded Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035515 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035516 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035517 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-0887), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.