vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2016-2182: Important: openssl security update (RHSA-2016:1940)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 16, 2016 | Oct 21, 2016 | Feb 19, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 16, 2016
Added
Oct 21, 2016
Modified
Feb 19, 2026
Description
The BN_bn2dec function in crypto/bn/bn_print.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not properly validate division results, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-opensslredhat-upgrade-openssl-debuginforedhat-upgrade-openssl-develredhat-upgrade-openssl-libsredhat-upgrade-openssl-perlredhat-upgrade-openssl-static
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