CVE-2016-2177
OpenSSL through 1.0.2h incorrectly uses pointer arithmetic for heap-buffer boundary checks, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 44.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
OpenSSL through 1.0.2h incorrectly uses pointer arithmetic for heap-buffer boundary checks, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging unexpected malloc behavior, related to s3_srvr.c, ssl_sess.c, and t1_lib.c.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 44.51% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- hp/icewall mcrp · hp/icewall sso · hp/icewall sso agent option · openssl/openssl · oracle/linux · oracle/solaris
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS moved from 34.7% on 21 September 2026 to 44.5% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-02/msg00032.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1940.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1659.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/31
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160927-openssl
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3673
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170322-01-openssl-en
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/08/9
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540957/100/0/threaded
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.