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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0797
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0797
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published March 3, 2016
Multiple integer overflows in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption or NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long digit string that is mishandled by the (1) BN_dec2bn or (2) BN_hex2bn function, related to crypto/bn/bn.h and crypto/bn/bn_print.c.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| openssl | Debian:14 | 1.0.2g-1 |
| openssl | Debian:12 | 1.0.2g-1 |
| openssl | Debian:13 | 1.0.2g-1 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | openssl | 0 |
| Debian:12 | openssl | 0 |
| Debian:13 | openssl | 0 |
Timeline
- Mar 3, 2016 CVE Published
- Sep 22, 2026 CVE Updated
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