CVE-2016-2842
Description
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.
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Key data
EPSS
- Score
- 0.53655 (53.7% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.0%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?d…
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?d…
- RHSA-2016:2073 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10152
- HPSBMU03575 (marc.info)vendor-advisory
- oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016…
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?d…
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?d…
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?d…
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?d…
- HPSBGN03569 (marc.info)vendor-advisory
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?d…
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?d…
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?d…
- openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?d…
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?d…
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20160321-0001
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?d…
- RHSA-2016:0996 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- 84169 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US…
- git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=578b956fe741b…
- RHSA-2016:2957 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?d…
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?d…
- RHSA-2016:0722 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
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