CVE-2016-2109

7.5 HIGH
Published: May 05, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

The asn1_d2i_read_bio function in crypto/asn1/a_d2i_fp.c in the ASN.1 BIO implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a short invalid encoding.

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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:N/I:N/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.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://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/cpujan2018-3236628.html
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/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.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.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/87940
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://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=c62981390d6cf9e3d612c489b8b77c2913b25807
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-c05320149
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40202
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10160
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://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://support.apple.com/HT206903
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:17.openssl.asc
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.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://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/cpujan2018-3236628.html
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/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.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.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/87940
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://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=c62981390d6cf9e3d612c489b8b77c2913b25807
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-c05320149
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40202
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10160
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://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.apple.com/HT206903
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:17.openssl.asc
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

110 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
59.3%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

openssl redhat

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