CVE-2016-2182

critical-risk
Published 2016-09-16

The BN_bn2dec function in crypto/bn/bn_print.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not properly validate division results, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Do I need to act?

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29.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 71% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

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/ 100
critical-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 15/34 · Moderate
Exposure 24/34 · High