CVE-2016-2105

Description

Integer overflow in the EVP_EncodeUpdate function in crypto/evp/encode.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a large amount of binary data.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 48.15% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05320149 vendor advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.542103 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2056.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00014.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00018.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00029.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2073.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03765en_us third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89757 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3566 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136912/Slackware-Security-Advisory-openssl-Updates.html vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html third party advisory patch
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10160 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00019.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00008.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035721 vdb entry third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1648.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b814481f3573fa9677f3a31ee51322e2a22ee6a
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00015.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184605.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160504-openssl third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00010.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03756en_us third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183607.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00016.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00019.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00017.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00055.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1649.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00011.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00013.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0996.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20160504-0001/ third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787 vdb entry third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1650.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00036.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00030.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html patch vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0722.html third party advisory vendor advisory
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183457.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
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https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2105?
CVE-2016-2105 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2105?
To fix CVE-2016-2105, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-2105 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-2105 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~48% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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