Critical severity · published May 5, 2016
CVE-2016-2108
The ASN.1 implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1o and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2c allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and…
9.8
CVSS
77.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The ASN.1 implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1o and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2c allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and memory corruption) via an ANY field in crafted serialized data, aka the "negative zero" issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)77.9% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Android · Google
4.0; 4.0.1; 4.0.2; 4.0.3; 4.0.4; 4.1; +16 more · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Hpc Node · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus · Redhat
7.2 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.2 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.2 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
OP
Openssl · Openssl
through 1.0.1n; 1.0.2; 1.0.2; 1.0.2; 1.0.2; 1.0.2a; +1 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2108
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2108
kb.juniper.net
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183457.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183607.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184605.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00001.html
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