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    CVE-2016-6307

    The state-machine implementation in OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0a allocates memory before checking for an excessive length, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted TLS messages, related to statem/statem.c and statem/statem_lib.c.

    Published:Sep 21, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Sep 26, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.1571
    CVSS Score:5.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Openssl
    Product
    Openssl

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93152
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036885
    https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132
    https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
    https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4b390b6c3f8df925dc92a3dd6b022baa9a2f4650
    https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt
    https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16
    https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
    https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93152
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036885
    https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132
    https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
    https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4b390b6c3f8df925dc92a3dd6b022baa9a2f4650
    https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt
    https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16
    https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
    https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High