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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-7052

crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c in OpenSSL 1.0.2i allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by triggering a CRL operation.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 30.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 30.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c in OpenSSL 1.0.2i allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by triggering a CRL operation.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
30.22% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
novell/suse linux enterprise module for web scripting · openssl/openssl · nodejs/node.js
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

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