CVE-2016-2109
N/A
Published: May 5, 2016 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:43 AM UTC
8 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux ServerEnterprise Linux Workstation
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 29%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00011.html
References (55)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00008.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00010.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00011.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00013.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00014.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399
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