openssl: EVP_EncodeUpdate overflow
Published May 5, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 39.65%
Description
Integer overflow in the EVP_EncodeUpdate function in crypto/evp/encode.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 binary data.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 6.0
- 6
- 6.0
- 6.0
Configuration 3
Configuration 4
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.2
- 7.0
- 7.2
- 7.2
- 7.0
Configuration 6
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.1a
- 1.0.1b
- 1.0.1c
- 1.0.1d
- 1.0.1e
- 1.0.1f
- 1.0.1g
- 1.0.1h
- 1.0.1i
- 1.0.1j
- 1.0.1k
- 1.0.1l
- 1.0.1m
- 1.0.1n
- 1.0.1o
- 1.0.1p
- 1.0.1q
- 1.0.1r
- 1.0.1s
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.2a
- 1.0.2b
- 1.0.2c
- 1.0.2d
- 1.0.2e
- 1.0.2f
- 1.0.2g
Configuration 7
- 8.0
Configuration 8
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.10
- 16.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openssl-0:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.1
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0996
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 Extended Update Support
openssl-0:1.0.1e-42.el6_7.5
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2073
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openssl-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.5
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0722
Red Hat JBoss Core Services
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2957
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4
openssl
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2056
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6
httpd-0:2.2.26-54.ep6.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1649
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6
jbcs-httpd24-0:1-3.jbcs.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1649
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6
jbcs-httpd24-openssl-1:1.0.2h-4.jbcs.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1649
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6
mod_cluster-0:1.2.13-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1649
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6
mod_cluster-native-0:1.2.13-3.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1649
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6
mod_jk-0:1.2.41-2.redhat_3.ep6.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1649
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6
tomcat-native-0:1.1.34-5.redhat_1.ep6.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1649
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7
httpd22-0:2.2.26-56.ep6.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1648
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7
jbcs-httpd24-0:1-3.jbcs.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1648
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7
jbcs-httpd24-openssl-1:1.0.2h-4.jbcs.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1648
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7
mod_cluster-0:1.2.13-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1648
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7
mod_cluster-native-0:1.2.13-3.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1648
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7
mod_jk-0:1.2.41-2.redhat_3.ep6.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1648
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7
tomcat-native-0:1.1.34-5.redhat_1.ep6.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1648
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.1
openssl
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1650
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
openssl
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
openssl096b
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
openssl
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
openssl097a
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openssl098e
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openssl098e
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Core Services
openssl
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5
openssl
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3
openssl
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openssl-0:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0996 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 Extended Update Support | openssl-0:1.0.1e-42.el6_7.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2073 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openssl-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0722 |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2957 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 | openssl | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2056 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 | httpd-0:2.2.26-54.ep6.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1649 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 | jbcs-httpd24-0:1-3.jbcs.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1649 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 | jbcs-httpd24-openssl-1:1.0.2h-4.jbcs.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1649 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 | mod_cluster-0:1.2.13-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1649 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 | mod_cluster-native-0:1.2.13-3.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1649 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 | mod_jk-0:1.2.41-2.redhat_3.ep6.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1649 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 | tomcat-native-0:1.1.34-5.redhat_1.ep6.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1649 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7 | httpd22-0:2.2.26-56.ep6.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1648 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7 | jbcs-httpd24-0:1-3.jbcs.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1648 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7 | jbcs-httpd24-openssl-1:1.0.2h-4.jbcs.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1648 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7 | mod_cluster-0:1.2.13-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1648 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7 | mod_cluster-native-0:1.2.13-3.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1648 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7 | mod_jk-0:1.2.41-2.redhat_3.ep6.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1648 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7 | tomcat-native-0:1.1.34-5.redhat_1.ep6.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1648 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.1 | openssl | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1650 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | openssl | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | openssl096b | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openssl | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openssl097a | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openssl098e | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openssl098e | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services | openssl | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 | openssl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3 | openssl | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (51 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 39.65% (0.39650) | 98.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 39.65% (0.39650) | 98.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 45.50% (0.45502) | 97.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 15, 2026 | 42.47% (0.42471) | 97.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 45.12% (0.45121) | 97.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 48.15% (0.48148) | 97.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 37.16% (0.37156) | 97.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 48.74% (0.48736) | 97.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 32.63% (0.32635) | 96.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 48.15% (0.48148) | 97.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 32.09% (0.32087) | 96.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 48.15% (0.48148) | 97.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 59.81% (0.59812) | 98.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 48.15% (0.48148) | 97.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 50.80% (0.50800) | 97.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 34.60% (0.34599) | 96.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 15, 2025 | 53.19% (0.53190) | 97.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 50.80% (0.50800) | 97.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 34.60% (0.34599) | 96.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 50.80% (0.50800) | 97.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 62.17% (0.62171) | 98.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 50.80% (0.50800) | 97.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 34.60% (0.34599) | 96.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 62.17% (0.62171) | 98.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 43.19% (0.43192) | 97.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 62.17% (0.62171) | 98.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 43.19% (0.43192) | 97.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 62.17% (0.62171) | 98.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 50.80% (0.50800) | 97.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 34.60% (0.34599) | 96.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 26, 2025 | 50.80% (0.50800) | 97.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 48.15% (0.48148) | 97.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 32.09% (0.32087) | 96.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 48.15% (0.48148) | 97.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 32.09% (0.32087) | 96.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 48.73% (0.48730) | 97.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 45.24% (0.45241) | 97.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 47.07% (0.47069) | 97.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 27.68% (0.27685) | 96.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 13.04% (0.13042) | 95.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 8.66% (0.08656) | 94.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 21, 2023 | 10.49% (0.10489) | 94.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | 10.82% (0.10818) | 94.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 11.69% (0.11694) | 94.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 9.79% (0.09789) | 94.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2023 | 8.22% (0.08223) | 93.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 7.10% (0.07099) | 92.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.81% (0.04808) | 91.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.56% (0.07559) | 92.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.56% (0.07559) | 92.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.56% (0.07559) | 81.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.