CVE-2016-2177
openssl - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 24.0%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-2177
To remediate CVE-2016-2177, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.0.2h-r1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.0.2i-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.0.1t-1+deb7u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.0.1t-1+deb8u4 or later
Is CVE-2016-2177 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 24.0%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 1.0.2h-r1
- from 0, < 1.0.2i-1
- from 0, < 1.0.1t-1+deb7u1
- from 0, < 1.0.1t-1+deb8u4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |