NULL Pointer Dereference The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package openssl098  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-OPENSSL098-620000
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed26 Sept 2016

Introduced: 26 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-7052  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:12.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl098 package and not the openssl098 package as distributed by Ubuntu.

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.