CVE-2016-0887

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure.

Exploit odds

3.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2016-04-12 23:59 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 00:38 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 3.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2016-04-12 23:59 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 00:38 UTC

Exploit probability

3.5% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-200 · Information exposure

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Dell Bsafe crypto-c-micro-edition ≤ 4.0.5.3
• Dell Bsafe crypto-c-micro-edition ≤ 4.1.2
• Dell Bsafe crypto-j < 6.2.1
• Dell Bsafe micro-edition-suite ≤ 4.0.11
• Dell Bsafe micro-edition-suite < 4.1.5
• Dell Bsafe ssl-c < 2.8.9
• Dell Bsafe ssl-j < 6.2.1

Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 5.9

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

High

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

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