vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-2182): OpenSSL vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 16, 2016 | Sep 22, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 16, 2016
Added
Sep 22, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 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.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-libssl1-0-0
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