CVE-2016-2109

highpriority · track · 40OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.292 · 98 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

29.2% (98th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

103 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedSCALANCE X204RNA (HSR) (6GK5204-0BA00-2MB2)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.2.7 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109814809/
FixedSCALANCE X204RNA (PRP) (6GK5204-0BA00-2KB2)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.2.7 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109814809/
FixedSCALANCE X204RNA EEC (HSR) (6GK5204-0BS00-2NA3)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.2.7 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109814809/
FixedSCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP) (6GK5204-0BS00-3LA3)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.2.7 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109814809/
FixedSCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP/HSR) (6GK5204-0BS00-3PA3)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.2.7 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109814809/
FixedSCALANCE X204RNA (HSR) (6GK5204-0BA00-2MB2)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V3.2.7 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109814809/
FixedSCALANCE X204RNA (PRP) (6GK5204-0BA00-2KB2)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V3.2.7 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109814809/
FixedSCALANCE X204RNA EEC (HSR) (6GK5204-0BS00-2NA3)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V3.2.7 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109814809/
FixedSCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP) (6GK5204-0BS00-3LA3)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V3.2.7 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109814809/
FixedSCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP/HSR) (6GK5204-0BS00-3PA3)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V3.2.7 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109814809/
MitigationSCALANCE X204RNA (HSR) (6GK5204-0BA00-2MB2)siemens_psirt
Deactivate the webserver if not required, and if deactivation is supported by the product
MitigationSCALANCE X204RNA (PRP) (6GK5204-0BA00-2KB2)siemens_psirt
Deactivate the webserver if not required, and if deactivation is supported by the product
MitigationSCALANCE X204RNA EEC (HSR) (6GK5204-0BS00-2NA3)siemens_psirt
Deactivate the webserver if not required, and if deactivation is supported by the product
MitigationSCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP) (6GK5204-0BS00-3LA3)siemens_psirt
Deactivate the webserver if not required, and if deactivation is supported by the product
MitigationSCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP/HSR) (6GK5204-0BS00-3PA3)siemens_psirt
Deactivate the webserver if not required, and if deactivation is supported by the product
MitigationSCALANCE X204RNA (HSR) (6GK5204-0BA00-2MB2)cisa_csaf_ot
Deactivate the webserver if not required, and if deactivation is supported by the product
MitigationSCALANCE X204RNA (PRP) (6GK5204-0BA00-2KB2)cisa_csaf_ot
Deactivate the webserver if not required, and if deactivation is supported by the product
MitigationSCALANCE X204RNA EEC (HSR) (6GK5204-0BS00-2NA3)cisa_csaf_ot
Deactivate the webserver if not required, and if deactivation is supported by the product
MitigationSCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP) (6GK5204-0BS00-3LA3)cisa_csaf_ot
Deactivate the webserver if not required, and if deactivation is supported by the product
MitigationSCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP/HSR) (6GK5204-0BS00-3PA3)cisa_csaf_ot
Deactivate the webserver if not required, and if deactivation is supported by the product

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.8

v2.07.8highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.9

v3.07.5highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.06.9mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · CISA US

v3.17.5highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-399USprimaryCWE-327USCWE-399USCWE-399US

affected products (103)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Dell Data Protection Advisor <19.12 SP2all versionscert_bundDE
Dell Data Protection Advisor< 19.12 SP2cert_bundDE
SCALANCE X204RNA (HSR) (6GK5204-0BA00-2MB2)all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
SCALANCE X204RNA (PRP) (6GK5204-0BA00-2KB2)all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
SCALANCE X204RNA EEC (HSR) (6GK5204-0BS00-2NA3)all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
SCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP) (6GK5204-0BS00-3LA3)all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
SCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP/HSR) (6GK5204-0BS00-3PA3)all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SCALANCE X204RNA (HSR) (6GK5204-0BA00-2MB2)< V3.2.7cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SCALANCE X204RNA (PRP) (6GK5204-0BA00-2KB2)< V3.2.7cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SCALANCE X204RNA EEC (HSR) (6GK5204-0BS00-2NA3)< V3.2.7cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP) (6GK5204-0BS00-3LA3)< V3.2.7cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP/HSR) (6GK5204-0BS00-3PA3)< V3.2.7cisa_csaf_otUS
n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 15.10fstec_bduRU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 12.04 LTSfstec_bduRU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 16.04 LTSfstec_bduRU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 14.04 LTSfstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. OpenSUSE Leap≤ 15.0fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. OpenSUSE Leap≤ 42.1fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. OpenSUSE Leap≤ 42.2fstec_bduRU

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advisories (4)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

SSA-412672SSA-412672: Multiple OpenSSL and OpenSSH Vulnerabilities in SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices before V3.2.72022-12-13csaf · siemens_psirtDE
SCALANCE X-200RNA switch devices before V3.2.7 contain multiple OpenSSL and OpenSSH vulnerabilities. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow a denial of service condition or could lead to execution of arbitrary code. Siemens has released updates for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.
WID-SEC-W-2024-0215OpenSSL: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2016-05-03csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenSSL ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, einen Denial of Service Angriff durchführen, beliebigen Programmcode ausführen oder sensible Informationen ausspähen.
WID-SEC-W-2026-0180Dell Data Protection Advisor: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-01-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Data Protection Advisor ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe zu starten.
ICSA-22-349-21Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices2022-12-13icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
SCALANCE X-200RNA switch devices before V3.2.7 contain multiple OpenSSL and OpenSSH vulnerabilities. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow a denial of service condition or could lead to execution of arbitrary code. Siemens has released updates for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund cisa_csaf_ot siemens_psirt NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2016-05-05modified 2026-06-17

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references (168)

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