crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c in OpenSSL 1.0.2i allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by triggering a CRL operation.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-7052 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 | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 7.5 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
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 EWS 1 | 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 | openssl | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openssl097a | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | openssl | Not affected |
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