CVE-2016-6307
Published: 26 September 2016
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.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | only affects 1.1.0 |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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openssl Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
|
trusty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
openssl098 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 5.9 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |