CVE-2016-2842
openssl: doapr_outch function does not verify that certain memory allocation succeeds
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · March 3, 2016
Updated · September 21, 2026
Description
Several flaws were found in the way BIO_*printf functions were implemented in OpenSSL. Applications which passed large amounts of untrusted data through these functions could crash or potentially execute code with the permissions of the user running such an application.
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 · 5.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write