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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2016-6306

CVE-2016-6306

MEDIUM5.9

The certificate parser in OpenSSL before 1

Published Sep 26, 2016

Modified 1 years ago

Details

The certificate parser in OpenSSL before 1.0.1u and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2i might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted certificate operations, related to s3_clnt.c and s3_srvr.c.

References(57)

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00022.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00023.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00024.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00031.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00005.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00011.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00012.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00021.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00029.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00010.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00011.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-02/msg00032.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1940.html

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/31

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3673

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170322-01-openssl-en

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.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

HighAC:H

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

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

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedSep 26, 2016

ModifiedAug 6, 2024

CVE-2016-6306 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence