vulnerability
IBM AIX: openssl_advisory21 (CVE-2016-2177): Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affects AIX
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jun 19, 2016 | Nov 30, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jun 19, 2016
Added
Nov 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solution
ibm-aix-openssl_advisory21
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