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Out-of-bounds Write

CVE-2016-2182

Severity High
Score 9.8/10

Summary

The "BN_bn2dec" function in "crypto/bn/bn_print.c" in OpenSSL before 1.0.1u and 1.0.2 through 1.0.2h, 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.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-787 - Out-of-Bounds Write

Out-of-bounds write vulnerability is a memory access bug that allows software to write data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. This may result in the corruption of data, a crash, or arbitrary code execution.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published