Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2016-2842 |
CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module Server applications / Other server solutions |
Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU89734
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2842
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a doapr_outch function in crypto/bio/b_print.c in OpenSSL does not verify that a certain memory allocation succeeds. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write or memory consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module: before 3.66z
CPE2.3http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/868626
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.