CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-8212

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An issue was discovered in EMC RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.2, related to improper OCSP validation. The lack of a nextUpdate value in OCSP responses is treated as the response being valid indefinitely, which may lead to unauthorized access.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to attacks involving fraudulent certificates, potentially compromising data security and trust in systems.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.2 or later to mitigate this vulnerability and implement additional OCSP validation mechanisms.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was discovered in EMC RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.2. There is an Improper OCSP Validation Vulnerability. OCSP responses have two time values: thisUpdate and nextUpdate. These specify a validity period; however, both values are optional. Crypto-J treats the lack of a nextUpdate as indicating that the OCSP response is valid indefinitely instead of restricting its validity for a brief period surrounding the thisUpdate time. This vulnerability is similar to the issue described in CVE-2015-4748.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS