Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 20, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-2177
CVE-2016-2177
Description
OpenSSL through 1.0.2h incorrectly uses pointer arithmetic for heap-buffer boundary checks, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging unexpected malloc behavior, related to s3_srvr.c, ssl_sess.c, and t1_lib.c.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
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