In OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0c, applications parsing invalid CMS structures can crash with a NULL pointer dereference. This is caused by a bug in the handling of the ASN.1 CHOICE type in OpenSSL 1.1.0 which can result in a NULL value being passed to the structure callback if an attempt is made to free certain invalid encodings. Only CHOICE structures using a callback which do not handle NULL value are affected.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94244 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037261 | |
| https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03744en_us | |
| https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20161110.txt | Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94244 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037261 | |
| https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03744en_us | |
| https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20161110.txt | Vendor Advisory | 
Configurations
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History
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94244 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037261 - | |
| References | () https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03744en_us - | |
| References | () https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20161110.txt - Vendor Advisory | 
Information
                Published : 2017-05-04 19:29
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2016-7053
Mitre link : CVE-2016-7053
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7053
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                openssl
- openssl
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-476
                        
            NULL Pointer Dereference
