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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-6305 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  7.5 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93149 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036879 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=63658103d4441924f8dbfc517b99bb54758a98b9 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/issues/1563 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit  Issue Tracking 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-6305
NVD Published Date:
09/26/2016
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.