vulnerability
IBM AIX: openssl_advisory20 (CVE-2016-2176): Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affects AIX
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) | May 4, 2016 | Nov 30, 2017 | May 6, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 4, 2016
Added
Nov 30, 2017
Modified
May 6, 2026
Description
The X509_NAME_oneline function in crypto/x509/x509_obj.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process stack memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via crafted EBCDIC ASN.1 data.
Solution
ibm-aix-openssl_advisory20
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