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CVE-2016-0797

OpenSSL: BN_hex2bn/BN_dec2bn NULL pointer deref/heap corruption

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · March 1, 2016

Updated · September 21, 2026

Description

An integer overflow flaw, leading to a NULL pointer dereference or a heap-based memory corruption, was found in the way some BIGNUM functions of OpenSSL were implemented. Applications that use these functions with large untrusted input could crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE not specified