Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting openssl package, versions <1.0.1-4ubuntu5.39


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
29.06% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-OPENSSL-374345
  • published20 Jun 2016
  • disclosed20 Jun 2016

Introduced: 20 Jun 2016

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 openssl to version 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.39 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 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.

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