CVE-2016-2183

HIGHEPSS 100th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

Description

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.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

icedtea-7-jre-jamvmUbuntu

Fixed in:7u121-2.6.8-1ubuntu0.14.04.3USN-3194-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2019-04-02.

libnss3Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3270-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2019-04-02.

Fixed in:2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3270-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2021-04-02.

libssl1.0.0Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.20USN-3087-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2019-04-02.

Fixed in:1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.4USN-3087-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2021-04-02.

nssUbuntu

Fixed in:2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3270-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2019-04-02.

Fixed in:2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3270-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2021-04-02.

openjdk-7Ubuntu

Fixed in:7u121-2.6.8-1ubuntu0.14.04.3USN-3194-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2019-04-02.

openjdk-7-jdkUbuntu

Fixed in:7u121-2.6.8-1ubuntu0.14.04.3USN-3194-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2019-04-02.

openjdk-7-jreUbuntu

Fixed in:7u121-2.6.8-1ubuntu0.14.04.3USN-3194-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2019-04-02.

openjdk-7-jre-headlessUbuntu

Fixed in:7u121-2.6.8-1ubuntu0.14.04.3USN-3194-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2019-04-02.

openjdk-7-jre-zeroUbuntu

Fixed in:7u121-2.6.8-1ubuntu0.14.04.3USN-3194-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2019-04-02.

openjdk-8Ubuntu

Fixed in:8u121-b13-0ubuntu1.16.04.2USN-3179-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2021-04-02.

openjdk-8-jdkUbuntu

Fixed in:8u121-b13-0ubuntu1.16.04.2USN-3179-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2021-04-02.

openjdk-8-jdk-headlessUbuntu

Fixed in:8u121-b13-0ubuntu1.16.04.2USN-3179-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2021-04-02.

openjdk-8-jreUbuntu

Fixed in:8u121-b13-0ubuntu1.16.04.2USN-3179-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2021-04-02.

openjdk-8-jre-headlessUbuntu

Fixed in:8u121-b13-0ubuntu1.16.04.2USN-3179-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2021-04-02.

openjdk-8-jre-jamvmUbuntu

Fixed in:8u121-b13-0ubuntu1.16.04.2USN-3179-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2021-04-02.

openjdk-8-jre-zeroUbuntu

Fixed in:8u121-b13-0ubuntu1.16.04.2USN-3179-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2021-04-02.

opensslUbuntu

Fixed in:1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.20USN-3087-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2019-04-02.

Fixed in:1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.4USN-3087-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2021-04-02.

Node.jsWindows application

Affected:6.0.0 6.7.0Fixed in:6.7.0Node.js Foundation

Affected:4.2.0 4.6.0Fixed in:4.6.0Node.js Foundation

Affected:0.12.0 0.12.16Fixed in:0.12.16Node.js Foundation

Affected:0.10.0 0.10.47Fixed in:0.10.47Node.js Foundation

Affected:4.0.0 4.1.2Fixed in:4.1.2Node.js Foundation

Node.js (LTS)Windows application

Affected:0.12.0 0.12.16Fixed in:0.12.16Node.js Foundation

Affected:6.0.0 6.7.0Fixed in:6.7.0Node.js Foundation

Affected:4.2.0 4.6.0Fixed in:4.6.0Node.js Foundation

Affected:0.10.0 0.10.47Fixed in:0.10.47Node.js Foundation

Affected:4.0.0 4.1.2Fixed in:4.1.2Node.js Foundation

Python 2Windows application

Affected:3.5.0 3.5.3Fixed in:3.5.3Python Software Foundation

Affected:2.7.0 2.7.13Fixed in:2.7.13Python Software Foundation

Affected:3.4.0 3.4.7Fixed in:3.4.7Python Software Foundation

Python 3.10Windows application

Affected:3.5.0 3.5.3Fixed in:3.5.3Python Software Foundation

Affected:3.4.0 3.4.7Fixed in:3.4.7Python Software Foundation

Affected:2.7.0 2.7.13Fixed in:2.7.13Python Software Foundation

Python 3.11Windows application

Affected:3.4.0 3.4.7Fixed in:3.4.7Python Software Foundation

Affected:3.5.0 3.5.3Fixed in:3.5.3Python Software Foundation

Affected:2.7.0 2.7.13Fixed in:2.7.13Python Software Foundation

Python 3.12Windows application

Affected:3.4.0 3.4.7Fixed in:3.4.7Python Software Foundation

Affected:3.5.0 3.5.3Fixed in:3.5.3Python Software Foundation

Affected:2.7.0 2.7.13Fixed in:2.7.13Python Software Foundation

Python 3.8Windows application

Affected:3.4.0 3.4.7Fixed in:3.4.7Python Software Foundation

Affected:3.5.0 3.5.3Fixed in:3.5.3Python Software Foundation

Affected:2.7.0 2.7.13Fixed in:2.7.13Python Software Foundation

Python 3.9Windows application

Affected:3.5.0 3.5.3Fixed in:3.5.3Python Software Foundation

Affected:2.7.0 2.7.13Fixed in:2.7.13Python Software Foundation

Affected:3.4.0 3.4.7Fixed in:3.4.7Python Software Foundation

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

95.71%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2016-2183?

Published advisories record a fix for 25 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2016-2183 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2016-2183 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 95.7% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2016-2183?

CVE-2016-2183 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2016-2183 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for icedtea-7-jre-jamvm (Ubuntu), libnss3 (Ubuntu), libssl1.0.0 (Ubuntu), nss (Ubuntu), and 21 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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