ALPINE-CVE-2016-2109 — Vulnetix

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ALPINE-CVE-2016-2109 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

The asn1_d2i_read_bio function in crypto/asn1/a_d2i_fp.c in the ASN.1 BIO implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a short invalid encoding.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

7.5

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine:v3.8	openssl	0.9.8k-r4, 0.9.8k-r3, 0.9.8k-r2
Alpine:v3.2	openssl	0, 0.9.8i-r0, 0.9.8j-r0
Alpine:v3.3	openssl	1.0.2g-r0, 0, 0.9.8i-r0
Alpine:v3.5	openssl	0, 0.9.8i-r0, 0.9.8j-r0
Alpine:v3.7	openssl	1.0.1i-r0, 0, 0.9.8i-r0
Alpine:v3.4	openssl	1.0.1a-r0, 1.0.2c-r0, 1.0.2b-r0
Alpine:v3.6	openssl	1.0.2g-r3, 0.9.8i-r0, 0.9.8j-r0

Timeline

May 5, 2016 CVE Published
Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-2109 advisory

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