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CVE-2016-3426

OpenJDK: non-constant time GCM authentication tag comparison (JCE, 8143945)

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.6

CVSS 2.0

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Published · April 19, 2016

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

It was discovered that the GCM (Galois/Counter Mode) implementation in the JCE component in OpenJDK used a non-constant time comparison when comparing GCM authentication tags. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to determine the value of the authentication tag.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 2.6
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWE not specified