CVE-2016-2106

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—Elevated

7.5

Integer overflow in the EVP_EncryptUpdate function in crypto/evp/evp_enc.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a large amount of data.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 98.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 5, 2016

Last Modified

May 6, 2026

References (122)

secalert@redhathttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183457.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183607.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184605.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00001.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00008.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00010.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00011.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00013.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00014.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00015.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00016.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00017.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00018.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2016-2106(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

RHSA-2016:2056
Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.10 update

Patch Availability(8)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	openssl (1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.1) @ xenial	2026-05-22	ubuntu
redhat	patch	2016-12-15	redhat
redhat	openssl-0:1.0.1e-42.el6_7.5	2016-10-18	redhat
redhat	openssl	2016-10-12	redhat
redhat	tomcat-native-0:1.1.34-5.redhat_1.ep6.el6	2016-08-22	redhat
redhat	tomcat-native-0:1.1.34-5.redhat_1.ep6.el7	2016-08-22	redhat
redhat	openssl-0:1.0.1e-48.el6_8.1	2016-05-10	redhat
redhat	openssl-1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.5	2016-05-09	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Additional Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 19× in last 30d)

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2026-05-22 20:30 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-22 20:30 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-2106?

CVE-2016-2106 is a high vulnerability published on May 5, 2016. Integer overflow in the EVPEncryptUpdate function in crypto/evp/evpenc.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a large amount of data.

When was CVE-2016-2106 disclosed?

CVE-2016-2106 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 5, 2016, with the most recent update on May 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2016-2106 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-2106 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-2106?

CVE-2016-2106 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2016-2106?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-2106, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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