The doapr_outch function in crypto/bio/b_print.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g does not verify that a certain memory allocation succeeds, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write or memory consumption) 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-2016-0799.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-2842 is rated High Risk (75.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 53.65%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.55% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 52.10% | 53.65% | +1.55% |
| 2 | 2026-06-10 | 54.30% | 52.10% | -2.19% |
| 3 | 2026-04-21 | — | 54.30% | — |
Full EPSS history (57 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.0 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2016-2842 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openssl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2842 |
redhat
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2842 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2016-2842 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (openssl, openssl098), 22 status rows across 11 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, precise, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): released 10, DNE 9, needs-triage 2, ignored 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2842 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1a | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1b | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1c | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1d | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1e | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1f | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1g | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1h | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1h:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1i | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1j | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1j:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1k | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1k:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1l | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1m | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1n | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1n:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1o | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1o:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1p | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1p:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1q | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1q:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.1r | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1r:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.2a | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.2b | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.2c | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.2d | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.2e | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openssl | openssl | 1.0.2f | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |