Is CVE-2016-8212 being actively exploited?

CVE-2016-8212 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-8212?

CVE-2016-8212 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2016-8212

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.9%EU EUVD

An issue was discovered in EMC RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.2. There is an Improper OCSP Validation Vulnerability. OCSP responses have two time values: thisUpdate and nextUpdate. These specify a validity period; however, both values are optional. Crypto-J treats the lack of a nextUpdate as indicating that the OCSP response is valid indefinitely instead of restricting its validity for a brief period surrounding the thisUpdate time. This vulnerability is similar to the issue described in CVE-2015-4748.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-404
EPSS score: 1.9% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2016-9060)
Published: February 3, 2017
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-9060 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

dell / bsafe crypto-j

Certified products that may be affected

6 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

RSA BSAFE® Crypto-J JSAFE and JCE Software Module 6.2.5 - Dell Australia Pty Limited, BSAFE Product Team - FIPS 140 4645 - historical
RSA BSAFE® Crypto-J JSAFE and JCE Software Module 6.2.5 - Dell Australia Pty Limited, BSAFE Product Team - FIPS 140 4646 - historical
RSA BSAFE® Crypto-J JSAFE and JCE Software Module 6.2.5 - Dell Inc, BSAFE Product Team - FIPS 140 3819 - historical
RSA BSAFE® Crypto-J JSAFE and JCE Software Module 6.2.5 - Dell Inc. BSAFE Team - FIPS 140 3820 - historical
RSA BSAFE® Crypto-J JSAFE and JCE Software Module 6.2.4 - Dell Inc. - FIPS 140 3184 - historical

See all 6 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540066/30/0/threaded(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95831(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037732(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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