CVE-2016-2842
highpriority · attend · 58EPSS 0.537 · 99 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The doapr_outch function in crypto/bio/b_print.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g does not verify that a certain memory allocation succeeds, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write or memory consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string, as demonstrated by a large amount of ASN.1 data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0799.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9.8–10
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affected products (31)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-1459Dell Data Protection Advisor: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-07-03csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Data Protection Advisor ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, und um weitere nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
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references (57)
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- http://openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txtPatchcnnvd
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-054-03cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.0680cnnvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145983526810210&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=146108058503441&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txtenisa_euvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0722.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0996.htmlenisa_euvd
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