CVE-2016-6305

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
The 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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-6305
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2016-09-26T19:59:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-12-13T12:15:23
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
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/93149
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036879
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=63658103d4441924f8dbfc517b99bb54758a98b9 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/issues/1563 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6305
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6305
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:45:23 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 11:23:53 2016-09-26T19:59Z 2016-09-26T19:59:01 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 11:23:53 2018-04-20T01:29:17 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 11:23:53 Modified Vulnerability Status updated
2022-12-13 13:08:53 2022-12-13T12:15:23 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-13 13:08:55 References updated
2023-01-19 16:05:45 Modified Undergoing Analysis Vulnerability Status updated
2023-01-20 09:05:47 Undergoing Analysis Modified Vulnerability Status updated