CVE-2016-2109

HIGH

Openssl < 1.0.1s - Resource Management Error

Title source: rule

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.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 8 stars
by codecat007 · cpoc
https://github.com/codecat007/cvehub/tree/main/android/securityPatch/CVE-2016-2109

References (55)

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Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.5927
EPSS Percentile 98.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (20)
openssl/openssl 1.0.2 (4 CPE variants)
openssl/openssl 1.0.2a
openssl/openssl 1.0.2b
openssl/openssl 1.0.2c
openssl/openssl 1.0.2d
openssl/openssl 1.0.2e
openssl/openssl 1.0.2f
openssl/openssl 1.0.2g
openssl/openssl < 1.0.1s
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
... and 10 more
Published May 05, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026