Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm Affecting java-1.7.1-ibm-demo package, versions <1:1.7.1.4.1-1jpp.2.el7


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
3.98% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JAVA171IBMDEMO-4678887
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 Aug 2016

Introduced: 24 Aug 2016

CVE-2016-2183  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-327  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 java-1.7.1-ibm-demo to version 1:1.7.1.4.1-1jpp.2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0336.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.7.1-ibm-demo package and not the java-1.7.1-ibm-demo package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other protocols and products, have a birthday bound of approximately four billion blocks, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext data via a birthday attack against a long-duration encrypted session, as demonstrated by an HTTPS session using Triple DES in CBC mode, aka a "Sweet32" attack.

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