CVE-2016-0798

Summary

CVECVE-2016-0798
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-03-03 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-12 23:16:00 UTC
DescriptionMemory leak in the SRP_VBASE_get_by_user implementation in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by providing an invalid username in a connection attempt, related to apps/s_server.c and crypto/srp/srp_vfy.c.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-399

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1l All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1m All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1n All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1o All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1p All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1q All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1r All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1l All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1m All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1n All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1o All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1p All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1q All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.1r All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2f All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit CONFIRM git.openssl.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0637-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0617-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0627-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0620-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Oracle July 2016 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
OpenSSL CVE-2016-0798 Memory Leak Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
OpenSSL Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service and Decrypt TLS Sessions in Certain Cases - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201603-15) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
HPE Support document - HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt CONFIRM www.openssl.org
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit MISC git.openssl.org
Multiple Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL Affecting Cisco Products: March 2016 CISCO tools.cisco.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0638-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt CONFIRM openssl.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0628-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
FreeBSD-SA-16:12 FREEBSD security.FreeBSD.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3500-1 openssl DEBIAN www.debian.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0621-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USN-2914-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Juniper Networks - 2016-10 Security Bulletin: OpenSSL security updates CONFIRM kb.juniper.net
Public KB - SA40168 - [Pulse Secure] March 1st 2016 OpenSSL Security Advisory CONFIRM kb.pulsesecure.net
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 378509 Splunk Enterprise Multiple Vulnerabilities (SP-CAAAPKV)
  • 591280 Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices Denial of Service (DoS) Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-22-349-21, SSA-412672)
  • 591311 Bosch Rexroth PRA-ES8P2S Ethernet-Switch Multiple Vulnerabilities (BOSCH-SA-247053-BT)
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