CVE-2016-2106
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 67.3%
Description
Integer overflow in the EVP_EncryptUpdate function in crypto/evp/evp_enc.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 data.
How to fix CVE-2016-2106
To remediate CVE-2016-2106, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/openssl—upgrade to 1.0.2h-r0 or later
- Debian/openssl—upgrade to 1.0.2h-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-2106 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 67.3%, placing CVE-2016-2106 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.0.2h-r0
- from 0, < 1.0.2h-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |