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CVE-2016-8212

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8212 describes an Improper OCSP Validation Vulnerability in EMC RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.2. The software incorrectly interprets the absence of a "nextUpdate" field in an OCSP response as indefinite validity, rather than a brief period around the "thisUpdate" time. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3.1 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dell:bsafe_crypto-j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0192 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

securityfocus.com / archive/1/540066/30/0/threaded
Mailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/95831
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037732
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry