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CVE-2016-2108

Published: 3 May 2016

The ASN.1 implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1o and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2c allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and memory corruption) via an ANY field in crafted serialized data, aka the "negative zero" issue.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
requires two commits, both required for vulnerability
first part already in wily+

Priority

High

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
openssl
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful
Released (1.0.2g-1ubuntu5)
bionic
Released (1.0.2g-1ubuntu5)
cosmic
Released (1.0.2g-1ubuntu5)
disco
Released (1.0.2g-1ubuntu5)
precise
Released (1.0.1-4ubuntu5.36)
trusty
Released (1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.19)
upstream
Released (1.0.1o, 1.0.2c)
wily
Released (1.0.2d-0ubuntu1.5)
xenial
Released (1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.1)
yakkety
Released (1.0.2g-1ubuntu5)
zesty
Released (1.0.2g-1ubuntu5)
Patches:
upstream: https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=32d3b0f52f77ce86d53f38685336668d47c5bdfe (1.0.1, part 1)
upstream: https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=3661bb4e7934668bd99ca777ea8b30eedfafa871 (1.0.2, part 1)
openssl098
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needs-triage)
upstream Needs triage

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H