CVE-2012-2110 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 47.9% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The asn1_d2i_read_bio function in crypto/asn1/a_d2i_fp.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8v, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0i, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1a does not properly interpret integer data, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks, and cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact, via crafted DER data, as demonstrated by an X.509 certificate or an RSA public key.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 47.91% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-04-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openssl | openssl |
| redhat | openssl |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OpenSSL - ASN1 BIO Memory Corruption | 2012-04-19 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-04/0209.html
- http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=22431
- http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=22434
- http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=22439
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079149.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079299.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080176.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092905.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00007.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728068926468&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133951357207000&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134039053214295&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/81223
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0518.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0522.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1306.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1307.html
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