{"cve":"CVE-2016-2178","nvd":{"published":"2016-06-20T01:59:03.023","modified":"2026-06-17T00:43:35.823","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-203"],"references":["http://eprint.iacr.org/2016/594.pdf","http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00022.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00023.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00024.html"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","nodejs:node.js","openssl:openssl","oracle:linux","oracle:solaris","suse:linux_enterprise"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:38:51.654415212+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-2178","score":0.01242,"percentile":0.69222,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}