The X509_NAME_oneline function in crypto/x509/x509_obj.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process stack memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via crafted EBCDIC ASN.1 data.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-2176 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.0 | openssl | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EWS 2 | openssl | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | openssl | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 5 | openssl | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openssl098e | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openssl | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openssl | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openssl098e | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openssl097a | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openssl | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | openssl | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | openssl096b | Not affected |
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