K52349521 : OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2016-2842

Security Advisory Description

The doapr_outch function in crypto/bio/b_print.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g does not verify that a certain memory allocation succeeds, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write or memory consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string, as demonstrated by a large amount of ASN.1 data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0799. (CVE-2016-2842)
Impact
ARX, FirePass, and F5 WebSafe
There is no impact; these F5 products are not affected by this vulnerability.
BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, F5 iWorkflow, Enterprise Manager, LineRate, and Traffix SDC
In default configurations, there is no impact. This vulnerability exposure is limited to:

• The OpenSSL utility
• BIG-IP custom monitors that call external scripts, when the external scripts are customized by the OpenSSL utility to parse ASN.1 data

Note: Standard BIG-IP monitors, such as HTTPS monitors, are not affected by this vulnerability.