CVE-2016-7052

Description

crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c in OpenSSL 1.0.2i allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by triggering a CRL operation.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.48% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory FreeBSD.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory openssl.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20 third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html third party advisory patch
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160926.txt vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e629b5be45face20b4ca71c4fcbfed78b864a2e
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03856en_us third party advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036885 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html third party advisory patch
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16 third party advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10171 third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html third party advisory patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html third party advisory patch
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19 third party advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132 third party advisory
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:27.openssl.asc third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93171 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7052?
CVE-2016-7052 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7052?
To fix CVE-2016-7052, 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-2016-7052 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-7052 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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