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CVE-2016-2182

Published: Sep 16, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-787
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
44.2%
Top 1.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The BN_bn2dec function in crypto/bn/bn_print.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not properly validate division results, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

hp
commercial·USaka hpe, hewlett packard
icewall federation agentOn-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
icewall mcrpOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
icewall ssoOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / identity-access-mgmt
icewall sso agent optionOn-prem
Enterprise Software
openssl
oss-project·USaka open ssl
opensslLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
linuxOn-prem
Databases / cache-message-queue
OpenSSL Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka openssl foundation, openssl.org
OpenSSLLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
kb.juniper.net
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00022.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00023.html
lists.opensuse.org
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