CVE-2016-6302
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-6302 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-09-16 05:59:12 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The tls_decrypt_ticket function in ssl/t1_lib.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not consider the HMAC size during validation of the ticket length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a ticket that is too short. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.103830000 probability, percentile 0.932460000 (date 2026-05-06)
Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 1.0.1 | All | 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 | 1.0.1s | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 1.0.1t | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 1.0.2 | All | 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 | 1.0.2g | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 1.0.2h | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Oracle | Linux | 6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Oracle | Linux | 7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Oracle | Solaris | 10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Oracle | Solaris | 11.3 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Splunk Enterprise 6.4.5 addresses multiple vulnerabilities | Splunk | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.splunk.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - October 2016 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2016 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | access.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | access.redhat.com | |
| SA132 : OpenSSL Vulnerabilities 22-Sep-2016 and 26-Sep-2016 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bto.bluecoat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Public KB - SA40312 - September 22 2016 OpenSSL Security Advisory | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kb.pulsesecure.net | Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Solaris Bulletin - October 2016 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| OpenSSL Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Cause the Target Service to Crash - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Juniper Networks - 2016-10 Security Bulletin: OpenSSL security updates | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kb.juniper.net | Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2017 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2018 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | access.redhat.com | |
| [R1] LCE 4.8.2 Fixes Multiple Third-party Library Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable Network Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.tenable.com | |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - April 2018 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:26.openssl.asc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.FreeBSD.org | |
| IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, OpenVPN and GNU glibc affect IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware - United States | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www-01.ibm.com | Third Party Advisory |
| OpenSSL CVE-2016-6302 Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2016 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | cert-portal.siemens.com | |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2017 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| [R2] PVS 5.2.0 Fixes Multiple Third-party Library Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable Network Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.tenable.com | |
| [R5] Nessus 6.9 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable Network Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.tenable.com | Third Party Advisory |
| git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.openssl.org | |
| Splunk Enterprise 6.5.1 addresses multiple OpenSSL vulnerabilities | Splunk | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.splunk.com | Third Party Advisory |
| git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit | MITRE | git.openssl.org | |
| /news/vulnerabilities.html | MITRE | www.openssl.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 390226 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) (OVMSA-2021-0011)
- 390284 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) (OVMSA-2023-0013)
- 591280 Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices Denial of Service (DoS) Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-22-349-21, SSA-412672)