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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-2182 · published 16 September 2016

CVE-2016-2182: Hp icewall federation agent out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Hp · Icewall Federation Agent

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.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 44% · top 1.3% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
44%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
6Affected product versions listed by NVD
104References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

6 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00022.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00023.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00024.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00031.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00011.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00012.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00029.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00010.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00011.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-02/msg00032.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1940.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/31
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3673
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170322-01-openssl-en
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92557 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036688
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPSV Third Party Advisory
http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPUE Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3087-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3087-2
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2185
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2186
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2187
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132 Third Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=07bed46f332fce8c1d157689a2cdf915a982ae34
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c05302448
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05302448 Third Party Advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40312 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-2182), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.