CVE-2016-2177

Description

OpenSSL through 1.0.2h incorrectly uses pointer arithmetic for heap-buffer boundary checks, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging unexpected malloc behavior, related to s3_srvr.c, ssl_sess.c, and t1_lib.c.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 34.31% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPUE third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1659.html vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1658 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1940.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036088 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16 patch vendor advisory third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.citect.schneider-electric.com/safety-and-security-central/36-security-notifications/9134-vulnerabilities-within-schneider-electric-floating-license-manager
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40312 third party advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03856en_us
http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPSV third party advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039 third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html third party advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16 third party advisory
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a004e72b95835136d3f1ea90517f706c24c03da7
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0194 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0193 vendor advisory
https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-137-01/
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html vendor advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1341705 patch issue tracking
https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-144-01/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91319 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:26.openssl.asc vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03763en_us
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-144-01
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05302448 third party advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10165 third party advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/08/9 mailing list
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10215
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00011.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3087-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00012.html vendor advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160927-openssl vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00029.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3087-2 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540957/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00010.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/540957/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00031.html vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/31 mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3181-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00005.html vendor advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03856en_us
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23873366
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3673 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00023.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-02/msg00032.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00022.html vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c05302448
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00011.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00024.html vendor advisory
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170322-01-openssl-en
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1749-security-advisory-24
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2177?
CVE-2016-2177 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2177?
To fix CVE-2016-2177, 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-2016-2177 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-2177 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~34% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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