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CVE-2016-2109

Published: May 5, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-399
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
29.2%
Top 2.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The asn1_d2i_read_bio function in crypto/asn1/a_d2i_fp.c in the ASN.1 BIO implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a short invalid encoding.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

Novell Inc.
commercial·US
openSUSEOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE OpenStack CloudOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP ApplicationsOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenSUSE LeapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Suse Linux Enterprise DesktopOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development KitOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for BasesystemOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Studio OnsiteOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux hpc nodeOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux hpc node eusOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
JBoss Enterprise Application PlatformOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web ServerOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
JBoss Core ServicesOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Jboss Web ServerOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
openssl
oss-project·USaka open ssl
opensslLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
UbuntuOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Common EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 15 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
kb.juniper.net
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org
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