CVE-2016-2180

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2180
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-01 02:59:00 UTC
Updated2022-12-13 12:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe TS_OBJ_print_bio function in crypto/ts/ts_lib.c in the X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Time-Stamp Protocol (TSP) implementation in OpenSSL through 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted time-stamp file that is mishandled by the "openssl ts" command.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1l All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1m All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1n All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1o All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1p All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1q All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1r All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1s All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1t All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 All 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 1.0.2h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1l All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1m All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1n All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1o All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1p All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1q All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1r All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1s All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1t All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 All 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 1.0.2h All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
OpenSSL Out-of-Bounds Memory Read Error in TS_OBJ_print_bio() Lets Local Users Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Target Application - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM support.hpe.com
/news/vulnerabilities.html MISC www.openssl.org Vendor Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2018 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - April 2018 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Splunk Enterprise 6.4.5 addresses multiple vulnerabilities | Splunk CONFIRM www.splunk.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Fix OOB read in TS_OBJ_print_bio(). · openssl/openssl@0ed26ac · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Public KB - SA40312 - September 22 2016 OpenSSL Security Advisory CONFIRM kb.pulsesecure.net Third Party Advisory
OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-16) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
[R5] Nessus 6.9 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable Network Security CONFIRM www.tenable.com Third Party Advisory
SA132 : OpenSSL Vulnerabilities 22-Sep-2016 and 26-Sep-2016 CONFIRM bto.bluecoat.com Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
Bug 1359615 – CVE-2016-2180 OpenSSL: OOB read in TS_OBJ_print_bio() CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch
Splunk Enterprise 6.5.1 addresses multiple OpenSSL vulnerabilities | Splunk CONFIRM www.splunk.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - October 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
[R2] PVS 5.2.0 Fixes Multiple Third-party Library Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable Network Security CONFIRM www.tenable.com
Juniper Networks - 2016-10 Security Bulletin: OpenSSL security updates CONFIRM kb.juniper.net Third Party Advisory
IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, OpenVPN and GNU glibc affect IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware - United States CONFIRM www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
OpenSSL CVE-2016-2180 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2017 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
[R1] LCE 4.8.2 Fixes Multiple Third-party Library Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable Network Security CONFIRM www.tenable.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2017 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
FreeBSD-SA-16:26 FREEBSD security.FreeBSD.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 390226 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) (OVMSA-2021-0011)
  • 390284 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) (OVMSA-2023-0013)
  • 591280 Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices Denial of Service (DoS) Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-22-349-21, SSA-412672)
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