CVE-2017-10115
OpenJDK: DSA implementation timing attack (JCE, 8175106)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · July 18, 2017
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A covert timing channel flaw was found in the DSA implementation in the JCE component of OpenJDK. A remote attacker able to make a Java application generate DSA signatures on demand could possibly use this flaw to extract certain information about the used key via a timing side channel.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-385 · Covert Timing Channel