CMS Null dereference
Published May 4, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 21.68%
Description
In OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0c, applications parsing invalid CMS structures can crash with a NULL pointer dereference. This is caused by a bug in the handling of the ASN.1 CHOICE type in OpenSSL 1.1.0 which can result in a NULL value being passed to the structure callback if an attempt is made to free certain invalid encodings. Only CHOICE structures using a callback which do not handle NULL value are affected.
Affected products
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- Version openssl-1.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version openssl-1.1.0aStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version openssl-1.1.0bStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
openssl
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
openssl097a
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openssl
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openssl098e
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
OVMF
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openssl
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openssl098e
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
openssl
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1
openssl
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
openssl
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3
openssl
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openssl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openssl097a | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openssl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openssl098e | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | OVMF | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openssl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openssl098e | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | openssl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 | openssl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 | openssl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 | openssl | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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 (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 21.68% (0.21682) | 97.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 21.68% (0.21682) | 97.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 16.16% (0.16157) | 96.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 21.68% (0.21682) | 97.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 16.16% (0.16157) | 96.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 21.68% (0.21682) | 97.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 16.16% (0.16157) | 96.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 21.68% (0.21682) | 97.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 16.16% (0.16157) | 96.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 21.30% (0.21300) | 97.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01059) | 77.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 4.20% (0.04200) | 88.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.06% (0.01059) | 75.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.52% (0.03521) | 79.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.06% (0.01059) | 76.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 38.71% (0.38707) | 97.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 14, 2024 | 73.89% (0.73889) | 98.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 78.72% (0.78721) | 98.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 73.89% (0.73889) | 98.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 78.72% (0.78721) | 97.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94244 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037261 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7053 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1393930 Issue Tracking
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03744en_us x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7053
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7053
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20161110.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94244 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037261 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7053 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1393930 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03744en_us | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7053 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7053 | ||
| https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20161110.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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