Out-of-bounds Write Affecting openssl package, versions [,1.0.1u)[1.0.2, 1.0.2i)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
32.77% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-OPENSSL-2318628
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed16 Sept 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 16 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-2182  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openssl to version 1.0.1u, 1.0.2i or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. The BN_bn2dec function in crypto/bn/bn_print.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not properly validate division results, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

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