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CVE-2016-2105

HIGHEPSS 98th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Integer overflow in the EVP_EncodeUpdate function in crypto/evp/encode.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a large amount of binary data.

How to fix

Remediation Available
opensslDebian
Fixed in:1.0.2h-1CVE-2016-2105
Fixed in:1.0.2h-1CVE-2016-2105
Fixed in:1.0.2h-1CVE-2016-2105
Fixed in:1.0.2h-1CVE-2016-2105
libssl1.0.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.19USN-2959-1
Fixed in:1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.1USN-2959-1
opensslUbuntu
Fixed in:1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.19USN-2959-1
Fixed in:1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.1USN-2959-1
Node.jsWindows application
Affected:0.10.0 0.10.45Fixed in:0.10.45Node.js Foundation
Affected:5.0.0 5.11.1Fixed in:5.11.1Node.js Foundation
Affected:0.12.0 0.12.14Fixed in:0.12.14Node.js Foundation
Affected:4.2.0 4.4.4Fixed in:4.4.4Node.js Foundation
Node.js (LTS)Windows application
Affected:0.12.0 0.12.14Fixed in:0.12.14Node.js Foundation
Affected:5.0.0 5.11.1Fixed in:5.11.1Node.js Foundation
Affected:0.10.0 0.10.45Fixed in:0.10.45Node.js Foundation
Affected:4.2.0 4.4.4Fixed in:4.4.4Node.js Foundation

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

39.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days
98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-190 (Integer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2020-16040Medium6.5100%-Fix
CVE-2019-11477High7.599%-Fix
CVE-2023-44443High7.894%-Fix
CVE-2014-0569High9.390%--
CVE-2017-3599High7.590%-Fix
CVE-2023-21716Critical9.882%-Fix
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