CVE-2016-2176

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2176
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-05 01:59:06 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 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

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.2 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.2HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

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 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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OpenSSL Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Decrypt Data, Deny Service, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Potentially Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com
[R7] LCE 4.8.1 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable™ af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.tenable.com
Public KB - SA40202 - [Pulse Secure] May 3rd 2016 OpenSSL Security Advisory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.pulsesecure.net
May 2016 OpenSSL Vulnerabilities in Multiple NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com
www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160503.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openssl.org Vendor Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
OpenSSL CVE-2016-2176 Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-16) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Multiple Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL Affecting Cisco Products: May 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com
Slackware Security Advisory - openssl Updates ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
Broadcom Support Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bto.bluecoat.com
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cert-portal.siemens.com
CPU July 2018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com
Oracle July 2016 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.com
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.openssl.org
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1 OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit MITRE git.openssl.org
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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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