CVE-2016-2108

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: May 05, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

The ASN.1 implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1o and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2c allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and memory corruption) via an ANY field in crafted serialized data, aka the "negative zero" issue.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183457.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183607.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184605.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00008.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00010.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00011.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00013.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00014.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00015.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00016.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00017.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00018.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00019.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00029.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00030.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00036.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00055.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136912/Slackware-Security-Advisory-openssl-Updates.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0722.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0996.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2056.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2073.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX212736
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160504-openssl
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3566
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89752
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035721
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.542103
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2959-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1137
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0193
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0194
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa123
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3661bb4e7934668bd99ca777ea8b30eedfafa871
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f5da52e308a6aeea6d5f3df98c4da295d7e9cc27
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03726en_us
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03756en_us
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03765en_us
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05149345
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05164862
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05386804
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40202
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00067&languageid=en-fr
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20160504-0001/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://support.apple.com/HT206903
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160503.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183457.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183607.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184605.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00008.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00011.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00015.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00017.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00018.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00019.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00029.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00030.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00036.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00055.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136912/Slackware-Security-Advisory-openssl-Updates.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0722.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0996.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2056.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2073.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX212736
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160504-openssl
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3566
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89752
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035721
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.542103
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2959-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1137
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0193
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0194
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa123
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3661bb4e7934668bd99ca777ea8b30eedfafa871
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f5da52e308a6aeea6d5f3df98c4da295d7e9cc27
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03726en_us
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03756en_us
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03765en_us
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05149345
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05164862
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05386804
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40202
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00067&languageid=en-fr
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20160504-0001/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.apple.com/HT206903
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160503.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

118 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
37.0%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

redhat openssl google

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