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A vulnerability was found in OpenSSL 1.1.0/1.1.0a/1.1.0b (Network Encryption Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component CMS Structure Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was published 11/10/2016 by Tyler Nighswander as 20161110.txt as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at openssl.org. The public release has been coordinated with the project team. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7053. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 29 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94691 (FreeBSD : openssl -- multiple vulnerabilities (50751310-a763-11e6-a881-b499baebfeaf)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38649 (OpenSSL Multiple Vulnerabilities (OpenSSL Security Advisory 20161110)).

Upgrading to version 1.1.0c eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (94691). Similar entries are available at 93544 and 93546.

Productinfo

Type

• Network Encryption Software

Name

• OpenSSL

License

• open-source

Support

• end of life (version)

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 94691
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : openssl -- multiple vulnerabilities (50751310-a763-11e6-a881-b499baebfeaf)
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Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 800489
OpenVAS Name: OpenSSL Multiple Vulnerabilities -Nov 16 (Windows)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenSSL 1.1.0c

Timelineinfo

08/23/2016 🔍
10/12/2016 +50 days 🔍
11/10/2016 +29 days 🔍
11/10/2016 +0 days 🔍
11/10/2016 +0 days 🔍
11/10/2016 +0 days 🔍
05/04/2017 +175 days 🔍
10/03/2022 +1978 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: openssl.org

Advisory: 20161110.txt
Researcher: Tyler Nighswander
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7053 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1037261 - OpenSSL Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Cause the Target Application to Crash
SecurityFocus: 94244

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2016 08:08 PM
Updated: 10/03/2022 07:23 AM
Changes: 11/10/2016 08:08 PM (50), 02/24/2017 04:48 PM (23), 10/03/2022 07:03 AM (3), 10/03/2022 07:16 AM (11), 10/03/2022 07:23 AM (1)
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