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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-2182

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…

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 44.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 44.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

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
44.22% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
hp/icewall federation agent · hp/icewall mcrp · hp/icewall sso · hp/icewall sso agent option · openssl/openssl · oracle/linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.