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CVE-2016-6303 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2016-6303

CVE-2016-6303

CRITICAL9.8

Integer overflow in the MDC2_Update function in crypto/mdc2/mdc2dgst

Published Sep 16, 2016

Modified 1 years ago

Details

Integer overflow in the MDC2_Update function in crypto/mdc2/mdc2dgst.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

References

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/92984

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036885

https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1370146

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=55d83bf7c10c7b205fffa23fa7c3977491e56c07

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40312

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/

https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:26.openssl.asc

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6303

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

9.8/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedSep 16, 2016

ModifiedAug 6, 2024