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Vulnerability details: VCID-jt2u-rn5q-aaap
Vulnerability ID VCID-jt2u-rn5q-aaap
Aliases CVE-2016-2842
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
System Score Found at
generic_textual Medium http://openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt
generic_textual Medium http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-2842.html
rhas Important https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0722
rhas Important https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0996
rhas Important https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2073
rhas Important https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2957
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rhbs low https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314757
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0702
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0705
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0797
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0798
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0799
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2842
generic_textual MODERATE https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150888
generic_textual HIGH https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05376917
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
generic_textual HIGH https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
cvssv2 10.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2842
cvssv3 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2842
cvssv3.1 8.8 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
generic_textual HIGH http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
Reference id Reference type URL
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145983526810210&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=146108058503441&w=2
http://openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-2842.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0722.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0996.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2073.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-2842.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2842
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0702
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0705
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0797
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0798
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0799
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2842
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=578b956fe741bf8e84055547b1e83c28dd902c73
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=578b956fe741bf8e84055547b1e83c28dd902c73
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03741en_us
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05068681
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05086877
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05126404
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05131085
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05135617
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05141441
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150736
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150800
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150888
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157667
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05376917
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10152
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20160321-0001/
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84169
1314757 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314757
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cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1h:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1j:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1k:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1n:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1o:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1p:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1p:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1q:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1q:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1r:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-2842 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2842
RHSA-2016:0722 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0722
RHSA-2016:0996 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0996
RHSA-2016:2073 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2073
RHSA-2016:2957 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2957
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
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

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2842
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:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2842
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

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
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 0.97322
EPSS Score 0.44876
Published At April 3, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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