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Out-of-Bounds Affecting openssl-libs package, versions <2:1.0.1e-51.ksplice1.el7_2.5

high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 76.9% (99th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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Red Hat
5.4 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-OPENSSLLIBS-2508213
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 3 Mar 2016
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Introduced: 3 Mar 2016

CVE-2016-2842 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-119 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 openssl-libs to version 2:1.0.1e-51.ksplice1.el7_2.5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-3556.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl-libs package and not the openssl-libs package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The doapr_outch function in crypto/bio/b_print.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g does not verify that a certain memory allocation succeeds, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write or memory consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string, as demonstrated by a large amount of ASN.1 data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0799.