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CVE-2016-0799

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 32.41%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-03-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects OpenSSL. Its EPSS score suggests a 32.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-0799
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
32.41%
OpenSSL

Original NVD Description

The fmtstr function in crypto/bio/b_print.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g improperly calculates string lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (overflow and out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string, as demonstrated by a large amount of ASN.1 data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-2842.