// For flags

CVE-2016-0799

OpenSSL: Fix memory issues in BIO_*printf functions

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The fmtstr function in crypto/bio/b_print.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g improperly calculates string lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (overflow and out-of-bounds read) 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-2016-2842.

La función fmtstr en crypto/bio/b_print.c en OpenSSL 1.0.1 en versiones anteriores a 1.0.1s y 1.0.2 en versiones anteriores a 1.0.2g calcula incorrectamenteno longitudes de cadena, lo que permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (desbordamiento y lectura fuera de rango) o posiblemente causar otro impacto no especificado a través de una cadena larga de carácteres, como ha quedado demostrado por una gran cantidad de ASN.1 data, una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2016-2842.

Several flaws were found in the way BIO_*printf functions were implemented in OpenSSL. Applications which passed large amounts of untrusted data through these functions could crash or potentially execute code with the permissions of the user running such an application.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-12-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-03-01 CVE Published
  • 2023-09-16 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (61)
URL Tag Source
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83755 Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787 Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035133 Vdb Entry
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=578b956fe741bf8e84055547b1e83c28dd902c73
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03741en_us
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05068681
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05086877
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05126404
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05131085
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05135617
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05141441
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150736
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150800
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150888
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157667
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05376917
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40168
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178358.html 2023-11-07
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178817.html 2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00001.html 2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00002.html 2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00003.html 2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00004.html 2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00006.html 2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00007.html 2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00009.html 2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00010.html 2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00011.html 2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00012.html 2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00017.html 2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00025.html 2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00038.html 2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00015.html 2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00017.html 2023-11-07
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145983526810210&w=2 2023-11-07
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=146108058503441&w=2 2023-11-07
http://openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt 2023-11-07
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0722.html 2023-11-07
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0996.html 2023-11-07
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2073.html 2023-11-07
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html 2023-11-07
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160302-openssl 2023-11-07
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3500 2023-11-07
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2914-1 2023-11-07
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:12.openssl.asc 2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-15 2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0799 2016-12-15
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1312219 2016-12-15
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1"
beta1
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1"
beta2
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1"
beta3
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1a
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1a"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1b
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1b"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1c
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1c"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1d
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1d"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1e
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1e"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1f
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1f"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1g
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1g"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1h
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1h"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1i
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1i"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1j
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1j"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1k
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1k"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1l
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1l"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1m
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1m"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1n
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1n"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1o
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1o"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1p
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1p"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1q
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1q"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.1r
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.1r"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.2
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.2"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.2
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.2"
beta1
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.2
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.2"
beta2
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.2
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.2"
beta3
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.2a
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.2a"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.2b
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.2b"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.2c
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.2c"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.2d
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.2d"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.2e
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.2e"
-
Affected
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl"
Openssl
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl"
1.0.2f
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "1.0.2f"
-
Affected
Pulsesecure
Search vendor "Pulsesecure"
Client
Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Client"
-android
Affected
Pulsesecure
Search vendor "Pulsesecure"
Client
Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Client"
-iphone_os
Affected
Pulsesecure
Search vendor "Pulsesecure"
Steel Belted Radius
Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Steel Belted Radius"
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Affected