CVE-2016-2105

Publication date 3 May 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

Description

Integer overflow in the EVP_EncodeUpdate function in crypto/evp/encode.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a large amount of binary data.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
openssl 19.04 disco
Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu5
18.10 cosmic
Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu5
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu5
17.10 artful
Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu5
17.04 zesty
Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu5
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu5
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.1
15.10 wily
Fixed 1.0.2d-0ubuntu1.5
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.19
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.36
openssl098 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
15.10 wily Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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