Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2016-7798 First vendor Publication 2017-01-30
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Overall CVSS Score 7.5
Base Score 7.5 Environmental Score 7.5
impact SubScore 3.6 Temporal Score 7.5
Exploitabality Sub Score 3.9
 
Attack Vector Network Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None Availability Impact None
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

The openssl gem for Ruby uses the same initialization vector (IV) in GCM Mode (aes-*-gcm) when the IV is set before the key, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the encryption protection mechanism.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7798

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1
Os 2

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2018-07-16 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update.
File : debian_DLA-1421.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-09-06 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-3966.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-09-01 Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.
File : ala_ALAS-2017-880.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-08-11 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2017-f16ba664e7.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-08-07 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2017-7faa3d2e78.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-07-26 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-3365-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/19/9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/01/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93031
https://github.com/ruby/openssl/commit/8108e0a6db133f3375608303fdd2083eb5115062
https://github.com/ruby/openssl/issues/49
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966
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