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Vulnerability details: VCID-38zm-z6ta-9bcm
Vulnerability ID VCID-38zm-z6ta-9bcm
Aliases CVE-2016-2176
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSL, the worst of which allows attackers to conduct a time based side-channel attack.
Status Published
Exploitability None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
epss 0.07788 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2176
epss 0.07788 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2176
epss 0.07788 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2176
epss 0.07788 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2176
epss 0.07788 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2176
epss 0.07788 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2176
epss 0.07788 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2176
epss 0.07788 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2176
epss 0.07788 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2176
cvssv2 6.4 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2176
cvssv3 8.2 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2176
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136912/Slackware-Security-Advisory-openssl-Updates.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-2176.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2176
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa123
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2919516136a4227d9e6d8f2fe66ef976aaf8c561
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03756en_us
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03765en_us
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40202
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10160
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20160504-0001/
https://support.apple.com/HT206903
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160503.txt
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160504-openssl
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89746
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035721
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.542103
1331563 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1331563
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-2176 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2176
GLSA-201612-16 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2176
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2176
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.91928
EPSS Score 0.07788
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:14:46.623198+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16 38.0.0