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CVE-2016-2105 in the critical feed json

Integer overflow in the EVP_EncodeUpdate function in crypto/evp/encode.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote att…

published 2016-05-05 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-3208

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
39.6%
EPSS 39.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in the EVP_EncodeUpdate function in crypto/evp/encode.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a large amount of binary data.

Patch / fix

  • nodejs node.js 0.10.45, 0.12.14, 4.4.4, 5.11.1
  • openssl Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.0.2h-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2105

  • openssl Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.19
  • openssl Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2105

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • httpd jboss enterprise web server 2 2.2.26-54.ep6.el6
  • mod_jk jboss enterprise web server 2 1.2.41-2.redhat_3.ep6.el6
  • mod_ssl jboss enterprise web server 2 1:2.2.26-54.ep6.el6
  • httpd-tools jboss enterprise web server 2 2.2.26-54.ep6.el6
  • mod_cluster jboss enterprise web server 2 1.2.13-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6
  • mod_jk-ap22 jboss enterprise web server 2 1.2.41-2.redhat_3.ep6.el6
  • httpd-manual jboss enterprise web server 2 2.2.26-54.ep6.el6
  • jbcs-httpd24 jboss enterprise web server 2 1-3.jbcs.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:2073RHSA-2016:1649RHSA-2016:1648RHSA-2016:0996RHSA-2016:0722

  • openssl Studio Onsite 1.3, SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4 +7 more 0.9.8j-0.97.1
  • compat-openssl098 SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLED 12 SP1, SLED 12 +1 more 0.9.8j-97.1
  • openssl SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1, SLED 12 SP1 +1 more 1.0.1i-47.1
  • openssl SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +1 more 1.0.1i-27.16.1
  • openssl1 SLES 11-SECURITY 1.0.1g-0.47.1
  • compat-openssl097g SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES for SAP 11 SP3 0.9.7g-146.22.44.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:1290-1SUSE-SU-2016:1267-1SUSE-SU-2016:1231-1SUSE-SU-2016:1233-1SUSE-SU-2016:1228-1SUSE-SU-2016:1206-1

  • openssl-1_1 openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.1.1l-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11127-1

  • openssl Alpine 3.8, Alpine 3.7, Alpine 3.6 +4 more 1.0.2h-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2016-2105

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-2105 updated cvss 5.6

openssl: EVP_EncodeUpdate overflow

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 openssl, openssl096b Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 openssl, openssl097a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 openssl098e Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 openssl098e
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss Core Services jbcs-httpd24-openssl Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3 openssl
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) openssl 1.0.1e-51.el7_2.5, openssl-libs 1.0.1e-51.el7_2.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) openssl-perl 1.0.1e-51.el7_2.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) openssl 1.0.1e-51.el7_2.5, openssl-libs 1.0.1e-51.el7_2.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) openssl-perl 1.0.1e-51.el7_2.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0722
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) openssl 1.0.1e-48.el6_8.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) openssl-perl 1.0.1e-48.el6_8.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) openssl 1.0.1e-48.el6_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0996
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.7) openssl 1.0.1e-42.el6_7.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2073
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) openssl-perl 1.0.1e-48.el6_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0996
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional EUS (v. 6.7) openssl-perl 1.0.1e-42.el6_7.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2073
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) openssl 1.0.1e-48.el6_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0996
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) openssl 1.0.1e-51.el7_2.5, openssl-libs 1.0.1e-51.el7_2.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0722
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) openssl 1.0.1e-42.el6_7.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2073
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) openssl-perl 1.0.1e-48.el6_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0996
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) openssl-perl 1.0.1e-51.el7_2.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0722
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.7) openssl-perl 1.0.1e-42.el6_7.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2073
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) openssl 1.0.1e-48.el6_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0996
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) openssl 1.0.1e-51.el7_2.5, openssl-libs 1.0.1e-51.el7_2.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0722
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) openssl-perl 1.0.1e-48.el6_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0996
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) openssl-perl 1.0.1e-51.el7_2.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0722
  • Red Hat JBoss Core Services
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2957
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2056
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 Server httpd 2.2.26-54.ep6.el6, jbcs-httpd24 1-3.jbcs.el6, mod_ssl 2.2.26-54.ep6.el6, httpd-tools 2.2.26-54.ep6.el6, httpd-manual 2.2.26-54.ep6.el6, mod_jk 1.2.41-2.redhat_3.ep6.el6, +11 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1649
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7 Server httpd22 2.2.26-56.ep6.el7, jbcs-httpd24 1-3.jbcs.el7, mod_ssl22 2.2.26-56.ep6.el7, httpd22-tools 2.2.26-56.ep6.el7, httpd22-manual 2.2.26-56.ep6.el7, mod_jk 1.2.41-2.redhat_3.ep6.el7, +11 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1648
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1650
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 openssl
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

cisa ICSA-22-349-21 updated cvss 7.5

Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices

  • Siemens SCALANCE X204RNA (HSR) (6GK5204-0BA00-2MB2) <V3.2.7 Siemens SCALANCE X204RNA (PRP) (6GK5204-0BA00-2KB2) <V3.2.7 Siemens SCALANCE X204RNA EEC (HSR) (6GK5204-0BS00-2NA3) <V3.2.7 Siemens SCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP) (6GK5204-0BS00-3LA3) <V3.2.7 Siemens SCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP/HSR) (6GK5204-0BS00-3PA3) <V3.2.7
    affected: fixed in V3.2.7, mitigation support.industry.siemens.com

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

39.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
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References

Sources

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