CVE-2016-2107
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 80.0%
Description
The AES-NI implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h does not consider memory allocation during a certain padding check, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information via a padding-oracle attack against an AES CBC session. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2013-0169.
How to fix CVE-2016-2107
To remediate CVE-2016-2107, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.0.2h-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 1.0.2h-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-2107 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 80.0%, placing CVE-2016-2107 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 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |