CVE-2016-2177
Publication date 19 June 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| openssl | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu9
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.4
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.22
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| openssl098 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Notes
mdeslaur
USN-3087-1 fixed this CVE in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Other Ubuntu releases will be fixed in a future USN.
Patch details
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
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| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3087-1
- OpenSSL vulnerabilities
- 22 September 2016
- USN-3181-1
- OpenSSL vulnerabilities
- 31 January 2017