vulnerability
IBM AIX: openssl_advisory20 (CVE-2016-2108): Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affects AIX
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 4, 2016 | Nov 30, 2017 | May 6, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 4, 2016
Added
Nov 30, 2017
Modified
May 6, 2026
Description
The ASN.1 implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1o and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2c allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and memory corruption) via an ANY field in crafted serialized data, aka the "negative zero" issue.
Solution
ibm-aix-openssl_advisory20
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