Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting openssl package, versions <1.0.2h-r1

Q: How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.4 openssl to version 1.0.2h-r1 or higher.

Threat Intelligence

25.98% (97^th percentile)

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Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE34-OPENSSL-374340
published20 Jun 2016
disclosed20 Jun 2016

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Introduced: 20 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-2177 (opens in a new tab) CWE-190 (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.4 openssl to version 1.0.2h-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl package and not the openssl package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.4 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.