CyberRota Analysis
This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects OpenSSL. Its EPSS score suggests a 44.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2016-2182
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
44.22%
OpenSSL
Original NVD Description
The BN_bn2dec function in crypto/bn/bn_print.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not properly validate division results, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.