HP Integrated Lights-Out Cryptographic Issues (CVE-2016-4379)

low Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 504436

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The TLS implementation in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 3 (aka iLO3) firmware before 1.88 does not properly use a MAC protection mechanism in conjunction with CBC padding, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a padding-oracle attack, aka a Vaudenay attack.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92696

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036707

http://www.nessus.org/u?a159ee11

https://www.iacr.org/archive/eurocrypt2002/23320530/cbc02_e02d.pdf

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 504436

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 11/13/2025

Updated: 11/13/2025

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4379

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:hp:integrated_lights-out_3_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/HP

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/8/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4379

CWE: 310