Is CVE-2016-0887 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-0887 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-0887?

CVE-2016-0887 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-0887?

CVE-2016-0887 has an EPSS score of 3.54% (88th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0887?

Upgrade bsafe crypto-j to 6.2.1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-0887

MEDIUMEPSS 88th pctl

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

EMC RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (MES) 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.5, RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition (CCME) 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.3, RSA BSAFE Crypto-J before 6.2.1, RSA BSAFE SSL-J before 6.2.1, and RSA BSAFE SSL-C before 2.8.9 allow remote attackers to discover a private-key prime by conducting a Lenstra side-channel attack that leverages an application's failure to detect an RSA signature failure during a TLS session.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

bsafe crypto-jNVD

Affected:< 6.2.1Fixed in:6.2.1CVE-2016-0887derived from NVD

bsafe micro-edition-suiteNVD

Affected:>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.5Fixed in:4.1.5CVE-2016-0887derived from NVD

bsafe ssl-cNVD

Affected:< 2.8.9Fixed in:2.8.9CVE-2016-0887derived from NVD

bsafe ssl-jNVD

Affected:< 6.2.1Fixed in:6.2.1CVE-2016-0887derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

3.54%probability of exploitation in 30 days

88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-200 (Information Exposure) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-24919	High	8.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-14181	Medium	5.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-34429	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-11409	Medium	5.3	98%	-	-
CVE-2021-41277	Critical	10.0	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2016-2183	High	7.5	96%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.