CVE-2016-6305

Summary

CVECVE-2016-6305
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-09-26 19:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:33:00 UTC
DescriptionThe ssl3_read_bytes function in record/rec_layer_s3.c in OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering a zero-length record in an SSL_peek call.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openssl Openssl 1.1.0 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.1.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt CONFIRM www.openssl.org Vendor Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2018 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - April 2018 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-16) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[R5] Nessus 6.9 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable Network Security CONFIRM www.tenable.com
OpenSSL SSL_peek() Bug Lets Remote Authenticated Users Cause the Target Service to Hang - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
SA132 : OpenSSL Vulnerabilities 22-Sep-2016 and 26-Sep-2016 CONFIRM bto.bluecoat.com
OpenSSL 1.1.0 hangs (CPU pegged) when SSL_peek is used with TLSv1 · Issue #1563 · openssl/openssl · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Exploit, Issue Tracking
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit git.openssl.org
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commit CONFIRM git.openssl.org Issue Tracking
[R2] PVS 5.2.0 Fixes Multiple Third-party Library Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable Network Security CONFIRM www.tenable.com
OpenSSL CVE-2016-6305 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Juniper Networks - 2016-10 Security Bulletin: OpenSSL security updates CONFIRM kb.juniper.net
IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, OpenVPN and GNU glibc affect IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware - United States CONFIRM www-01.ibm.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2017 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
[R1] LCE 4.8.2 Fixes Multiple Third-party Library Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable Network Security CONFIRM www.tenable.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2017 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 591280 Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices Denial of Service (DoS) Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-22-349-21, SSA-412672)
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