High 7.5Published May 4, 2016

CVE-2016-2106Integer overflow in the EVP_EncryptUpdate function in crypto/evp/evp_enc.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruptio…

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Integer overflow in the EVP_EncryptUpdate function in crypto/evp/evp_enc.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a large amount of data.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.0, NVD)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-189
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

openssl openssl openssl:openssl	through 1.0.1s; 1.0.2; 1.0.2; 1.0.2; 1.0.2; 1.0.2a; 1.0.2b; 1.0.2c; and 4 more ranges	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop	7.0; 6.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node	7.0; 6.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus	7.2	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_server redhat:enterprise_linux_server	7.0; 6.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus	7.2	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus	7.2	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation	7.0; 6.0	NVD

References

References

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183457.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183607.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184605.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00010.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00011.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00013.html
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