# CVE-2016-2107: The AES-NI implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h does not consider memory allocation during a certain padding chec

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2016-05-05 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The AES-NI implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h does not consider memory allocation during a certain padding check, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information via a padding-oracle attack against an AES CBC session. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2013-0169.

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## References

- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05320149
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.542103
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00014.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2073.html
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03765en_us
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3566
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03726en_us
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136912/Slackware-Security-Advisory-openssl-Updates.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10160
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00019.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00008.html
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03728en_us
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035721
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX212736
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00001.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184605.html
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160504-openssl
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03756en_us
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39768
- https://github.com/FiloSottile/CVE-2016-2107
- https://github.com/tmiklas/docker-cve-2016-2107

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