Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in OpenSSL's BN_bn2dec Function

Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in OpenSSL's BN_bn2dec Function

CVE-2016-2182 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The BN_bn2dec function in crypto/bn/bn_print.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not properly validate division results, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

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