High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 5, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-2105

Description

Integer overflow in the EVP_EncodeUpdate function in crypto/evp/encode.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a large amount of binary data.

Affected products

Node.js/Node.js4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=0.10.0,<0.10.45
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*range: >=4.0.0,<=4.1.2
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*range: >=4.2.0,<4.4.4
OpenSSL Project/OpenSSL34 versions
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 33 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1p:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1q:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Oracle Corporation/MySQL
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=5.6.0,<=5.6.30
Apple Inc./Mac Os X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Canonical (company)/Ubuntu Linux4 versions
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Debian/Debian Linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OpenSUSE/Leap
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OpenSUSE/openSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Desktop2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Hpc Node2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Server2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Server Aus
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Server Eus
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Workstation2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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