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title: "CVE-2016-2177\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-2177

Publication date 19 June 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.8 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2177?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

OpenSSL through 1.0.2h incorrectly uses pointer arithmetic for heap-buffer
boundary checks, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of
service (integer overflow and application crash) or possibly have
unspecified other impact by leveraging unexpected malloc behavior, related
to s3\_srvr.c, ssl\_sess.c, and t1\_lib.c.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2177?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| openssl | 19.04 disco | Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu9 |
| 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu9 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu9 |
| 17.10 artful | Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu9 |
| 17.04 zesty | Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu9 |
| 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu9 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.4 |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.22 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.39 |
| openssl098 | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2177?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

USN-3087-1 fixed this CVE in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Other Ubuntu
releases will be fixed in a future USN.

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| openssl | * Upstream:   <https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=a004e72b95835136d3f1ea90517f706c24c03da7> * Upstream:   <https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=89c2720298f875ac80777da2da88a64859775898> * Upstream:   <https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=e4840c88c516d959785fcd842d8658d3b7a6ae43> * Upstream:   <https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=f141376ae2892b59f2b1af94204f925832f8dc3a> * Upstream:   <https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=6f35f6deb5ca7daebe289f86477e061ce3ee5f46> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.8 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2177)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2177)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-2177)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2177)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3087-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3087-1)
+ OpenSSL vulnerabilities
+ 22 September 2016

+ [USN-3181-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3181-1)
+ OpenSSL vulnerabilities
+ 31 January 2017

### Other references

* <https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt>
* <https://www.openssl.org/blog/blog/2016/06/27/undefined-pointer-arithmetic/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2177>