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CVE-2016-2176

Published: 3 May 2016

The X509_NAME_oneline function in crypto/x509/x509_obj.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process stack memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via crafted EBCDIC ASN.1 data.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
only affects EBCDIC systems, not relevant for Ubuntu

Priority

Negligible

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.2

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
openssl
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Not vulnerable

trusty Not vulnerable

upstream
Released (1.0.1o, 1.0.2c)
wily Not vulnerable

xenial Not vulnerable

openssl098
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
upstream Needs triage

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.2
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H