CVE-2016-6307

Published: Sep 26, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

5.9

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The state-machine implementation in OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0a allocates memory before checking for an excessive length, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted TLS messages, related to statem/statem.c and statem/statem_lib.c.

Affected (1)

Products: Openssl: Openssl

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Openssl Openssl	Version 1.1.0

Related CWEs

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

References (32)

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93152

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4b390b6c3f8df925dc92a3dd6b022baa9a2f4650

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93152

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4b390b6c3f8df925dc92a3dd6b022baa9a2f4650

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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