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CVE-2016-0799

The fmtstr function in crypto/bio/b_print.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g improperly calculates string lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (overflow and out-of-bounds read) 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-2016-2842.

Published:Feb 26, 2016

Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025

EPS:Mar 3, 2016

EPSS Score:0.53854

CVSS Score:9.8

Affected Products

Vendor

Product

Action

Vendor

Openssl

Product

Openssl

Openssl

Openssl

Vendor

Pulsesecure

Product

Client

Pulsesecure

Client

Vendor

Pulsesecure

Product

Steel Belted Radius

Pulsesecure

Steel Belted Radius

Vendor

Redhat

Product

Enterprise Linux

Redhat

Enterprise Linux

Vendor

Redhat

Product

Jboss Core Services

Redhat

Jboss Core Services

Vendor

Redhat

Product

Rhel Eus

Redhat

Rhel Eus

Exploits

No exploit reference

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

CAPEC-10 Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables

CAPEC-100 Overflow Buffers

CAPEC-123 Buffer Manipulation

CAPEC-14 Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow

CAPEC-24 Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow

CAPEC-42 MIME Conversion

CAPEC-44 Overflow Binary Resource File

CAPEC-45 Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links

CAPEC-46 Overflow Variables and Tags

CAPEC-47 Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion

CAPEC-8 Buffer Overflow in an API Call

CAPEC-9 Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities

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References

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178358.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178817.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00001.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00002.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00003.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00004.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00006.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00007.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00009.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00010.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00011.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00012.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00017.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00025.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00038.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00015.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00017.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145983526810210&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=146108058503441&w=2

http://openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0722.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0996.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2073.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160302-openssl

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3500

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83755

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035133

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2914-1

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=578b956fe741bf8e84055547b1e83c28dd902c73

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03741en_us

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05068681

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05086877

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05126404

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05131085

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05135617

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05141441

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150736

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150800

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150888

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157667

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05376917

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40168

https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:12.openssl.asc

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-15

https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178358.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178817.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00001.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00002.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00003.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00004.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00006.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00007.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00009.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00010.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00011.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00012.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00017.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00025.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00038.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00015.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00017.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145983526810210&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=146108058503441&w=2

http://openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0722.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0996.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2073.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160302-openssl

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3500

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83755

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035133

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2914-1

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=578b956fe741bf8e84055547b1e83c28dd902c73

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03741en_us

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05068681

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05086877

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05126404

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05131085

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05135617

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05141441

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150736

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150800

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150888

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157667

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05376917

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40168

https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:12.openssl.asc

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-15

https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt

Common Vulnerability Scoring System

Attack Vector

Network

Adjacent

Local

Physical

Privileges Required

None

Low

High

User Interaction

None

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Low

High

Integrity

None

Low

High

Availability

None

Low

High