What is CVE-2016-0923?

CVE-2016-0923 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Bsafe, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2016-0923?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Bsafe

CVE-2016-0923

The client in EMC RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (MES) 4.0.x before 4.0.9 and 4.1.x before 4.1.5 places the weakest algorithms first in a signature-algorithm list transmitted to a server, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging server behavior in which the first algorithm is used.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

Published 2016-09-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.8th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Dell Bsafe

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Sep/25 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92994 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036835 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0923?: CVE-2016-0923 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Bsafe, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-0923?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.