CVE-2016-0797: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

HIGH

Advisory Identifier: GHSA-88pg-cj77-9fxr

CVSS 7.5

Published 2022-05-14

Advisory Summary

CVE-2016-0797 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) security vulnerability vulnerability (General Security Weakness) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2016-0797 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2016-0797

GHSA Identifier GHSA-88pg-cj77-9fxr

Severity HIGH

CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.5

CWE Classification General Security Weakness

Affected Product Software

Package Ecosystem Maven

Published Date 2022-05-14

Last Updated 2025-04-12

Security Impact

CVSS: 7.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)

Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)

Privileges Required None (PR:N)

User Interaction None (UI:N)

Scope Unchanged (S:U)

Confidentiality None (C:N)

Integrity None (I:N)

Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2016-0797

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

mvn dependency:tree

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2016-0797, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under General Security Weakness. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

Multiple integer overflows in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption or NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long digit string that is mishandled by the (1) BN_dec2bn or (2) BN_hex2bn function, related to crypto/bn/bn.h and crypto/bn/bn_print.c.

Multiple integer overflows in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption or NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long digit string that is mishandled by the (1) BN_dec2bn or (2) BN_hex2bn function, related to crypto/bn/bn.h and crypto/bn/bn_print.c.

References

NVD — CVE-2016-0797 NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0797

cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa... WEB

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

git.openssl.org/ WEB

https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c175308407858afff3fc8c2e5e085d94d12edc7d

git.openssl.org/ WEB

https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=c175308407858afff3fc8c2e5e085d94d12edc7d

h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/dis... WEB

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03741en_us

h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/pu... WEB

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05052990

h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/pu... WEB

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05376917

h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/pu... WEB

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722

Software Security Information SECURITY

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40168

kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index WEB

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10156

Software Security Information SECURITY

https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:12.openssl.asc

Software Security Information SECURITY

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-15

www.openssl.org/news/secadv/2016030... WEB

https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt

kb.juniper.net/infocenter/index WEB

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00001.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00002.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00003.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00004.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00005.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00006.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00007.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00009.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00010.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00011.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00012.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00017.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00025.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00038.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00015.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00017.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00019.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145889460330120&w=2

openssl.org/news/secadv/2016030... WEB

http://openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt

rhn.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2016-29... WEB

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160302-openssl

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3500

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83763

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787

Software Security Information SECURITY

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035133

www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2914-1 WEB

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2914-1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-0797?

CVE-2016-0797 is a security vulnerability in Software classified as a security vulnerability vulnerability under General Security Weakness.

Which Software versions are affected?

Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches.

What version fixes CVE-2016-0797?

Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-0797?

CVE-2016-0797 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

What CWE is associated with CVE-2016-0797?

CVE-2016-0797 is classified under General Security Weakness.

How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2016-0797?

Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.

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CVSS V3

7.5 HIGH

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)

Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)

Privileges Required None (PR:N)

User Interaction None (UI:N)

Scope Unchanged (S:U)

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Advisory Metadata

Source ID: GHSA-88pg-cj77-9fxr
Schema Version: 1.4.0
Published: 2022-05-14 03:58
Last Modified: 2025-04-12 12:57
Database Record File: advisories/unreviewed/2022/05/GHSA-88pg-cj77-9fxr/GHSA-88pg-cj77-9fxr.json