Buffer overflow in Google Android
CVE-2016-2108
The ASN.1 implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1o and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2c allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and memory corruption) via an ANY field in crafted serialized data, aka the "negative zero" issue.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.779 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.779 · newest: 0.779 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
- OpenSSL — versions 1.0.2, 1.0.2a, 1.0.2b
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus — versions 7.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 7.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 7.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2056.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00014.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00018.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00029.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2073.html (vendor-advisory)
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3566 (vendor-advisory)
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2108?
- CVE-2016-2108 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-05-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2108?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-2108 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.