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CVE-2016-2108

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 77.91% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-05-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects OpenSSL. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 77.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2016-2108
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
77.91%
OpenSSL

Original NVD Description

The ASN.1 implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1o and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2c allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and memory corruption) via an ANY field in crafted serialized data, aka the "negative zero" issue.