CVE-2016-2176

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2176
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-05 01:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:31:00 UTC
DescriptionThe X509_NAME_oneline function in crypto/x509/x509_obj.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process stack memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via crafted EBCDIC ASN.1 data.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
Slackware Security Advisory - openssl Updates ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1 OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 APPLE lists.apple.com
Oracle July 2016 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
Broadcom Support Portal CONFIRM bto.bluecoat.com
CPU July 2018 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit git.openssl.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
[R7] LCE 4.8.1 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable™ CONFIRM www.tenable.com
OpenSSL CVE-2016-2176 Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-16) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories SLACKWARE www.slackware.com
OpenSSL Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Decrypt Data, Deny Service, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Potentially Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
Multiple Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL Affecting Cisco Products: May 2016 CISCO tools.cisco.com
www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160503.txt CONFIRM www.openssl.org Vendor Advisory
May 2016 OpenSSL Vulnerabilities in Multiple NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
McAfee Security Bulletin: McAfee product updates fix vulnerabilities in OpenSSL that can allow an attacker to decrypt the traffic, corrupt the heap, and cause a denial of service CONFIRM kc.mcafee.com
Public KB - SA40202 - [Pulse Secure] May 3rd 2016 OpenSSL Security Advisory CONFIRM kb.pulsesecure.net
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit CONFIRM git.openssl.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 43588 Huawei Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) Multiple Vulnerabilities (huawei-sa-20160706-01-openssl)
  • 591280 Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices Denial of Service (DoS) Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-22-349-21, SSA-412672)
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