CVE-2012-2110

Summary

CVECVE-2012-2110
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-04-19 17:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe asn1_d2i_read_bio function in crypto/asn1/a_d2i_fp.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8v, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0i, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1a does not properly interpret integer data, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks, and cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact, via crafted DER data, as demonstrated by an X.509 certificate or an RSA public key.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.1c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.2b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.3 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.3a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.4 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5a beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5a beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6a beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6a beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6a beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6l All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6m All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta4 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta5 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta6 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7l All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7m All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8l All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8m All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8m beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8n All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8o All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8p All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8q All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8r All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8s All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8t All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta4 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta5 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl All All All All
Application Redhat Openssl 0.9.6-15 All All All
Application Redhat Openssl 0.9.6b-3 All All All
Application Redhat Openssl 0.9.7a-2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0637-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20120419.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openssl.org Vendor Advisory
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02782 SSRT100844 rev.1 - HP-UX Running OpenSSL, Remote Denial of' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
About the security content of OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4 and Security Update 2013-002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
USN-1424-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:1149-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA48899 - Ubuntu update for openssl - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA48942 - Red Hat update for openssl - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
cvs.openssl.org/chngview af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cvs.openssl.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: mingw-openssl-1.0.1c-1.fc18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Security Advisory SA57353 - IBM Storage System DS8870 OpenSSL Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: openssl-1.0.0i-1.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
IBM Security Bulletin: Storage HMC OpenSSL upgrade to address cryptographic vulnerabilities. - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBMU02776 SSRT100852 rev.1 - HP Onboard Administrator (OA), Remote Unauthorize' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
cvs.openssl.org/chngview af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cvs.openssl.org
APPLE-SA-2013-06-04-1 OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4 and Security Update 2013-002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
cvs.openssl.org/chngview af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cvs.openssl.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: openssl-1.0.0i-1.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
OpenSSL ASN1 BIO Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
2013-05 Security Bulletin: Steel Belted Radius: OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2012-2110 - Juniper Networks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net
OpenSSL asn1_d2i_read_bio() Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
mandriva.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
osvdb.org/81223 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0623-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
OpenSSL Encoded ASN.1 Data Integer Truncation Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBOV02793 SSRT100891 rev.1 - HP OpenVMS running SSL, Remote Denial of Service' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Collax af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.collax.com
h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20564.www2.hp.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: openssl-1.0.0i-1.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Exploit
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2454-2 openssl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
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Legacy QID Mappings

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  • 591311 Bosch Rexroth PRA-ES8P2S Ethernet-Switch Multiple Vulnerabilities (BOSCH-SA-247053-BT)
  • 591350 General Electric D20MX Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) Multiple Vulnerabilities (PRSN-0006)
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