Security Advisory

CVE-2016-2178

5.5
MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

The dsa_sign_setup function in crypto/dsa/dsa_ossl.c in OpenSSL through 1.0.2h does not properly ensure the use of constant-time operations, which makes it easier for local users to discover a DSA private key via a timing side-channel attack.
Published Date June 20, 2016
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory