Vulnerability · CVE-2019-3740
RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.5 are vulnerable to an Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy vulnerabilities during DSA key generation.
Published Sep 18, 2019 · catalog updated Oct 8, 2026 · Oracle bsafe cert-j
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-3740. EPSS is 3.89%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle bsafe cert-j is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 3.89%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe dell/bsafe cert-j · cpe dell/bsafe crypto-j · cpe dell/bsafe ssl-j · cpe oracle/application performance management · cpe oracle/communications network integrity · cpe oracle/communications unified inventory management
RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.5 are vulnerable to an Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy vulnerabilities during DSA key generation. A malicious remote attacker could potentially exploit those vulnerabilities to recover DSA keys.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe dell/bsafe cert-jversion unspecified
- cpe dell/bsafe crypto-jversion unspecified
- cpe dell/bsafe ssl-jversion unspecified
- cpe oracle/application performance management13.3.0.0
- cpe oracle/application performance management13.4.0.0
- cpe oracle/communications network integrity7.3.2
- cpe oracle/communications network integrity7.3.5
- cpe oracle/communications network integrity7.3.6
- cpe oracle/communications unified inventory management7.3.2
- cpe oracle/communications unified inventory management7.3.4
- cpe oracle/communications unified inventory management7.3.5
- cpe oracle/communications unified inventory management7.4.0
How to fix CVE-2019-3740
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-3740. EPSS is 3.89%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle bsafe cert-j is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with oracle/application performance management 13.3.0.0; oracle/application performance management 13.4.0.0; oracle/communications network integrity 7.3.2; oracle/communications network integrity 7.3.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-203: Observable Discrepancy; CWE-310. EPSS 3.89%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 18, 2019 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates
Detected
RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.5 are vulnerable to an Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy vulnerabilities during DSA key generation. A malicious remote attacker could potentially exploit those vulnerabilities to recover DSA keys.
Oct 8, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates
Updated
RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.5 are vulnerable to an Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy vulnerabilities during DSA key generation. A malicious remote attacker could potentially exploit those vulnerabilities to recover DSA keys.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-3740
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-3740
30-day exploitation probability 3.9%
first.org - Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-2019-3740
RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.5 are vulnerable to an Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy vulnerabilities during DSA key generation. A malicious remote attacker could potentially exploit those vulnerabilities to recover DSA keys.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.