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IBM AIX: openssl_advisory19 (CVE-2016-2842): Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affects AIX

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IBM AIX: openssl_advisory19 (CVE-2016-2842): Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affects AIX

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/03/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/30/2017
Modified
10/01/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-aix-openssl_advisory19

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