CVE-2016-0798

Description

Memory leak in the SRP_VBASE_get_by_user implementation in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by providing an invalid username in a connection attempt, related to apps/s_server.c and crypto/srp/srp_vfy.c.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 13.71% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=259b664f950c2ba66fbf4b0fe5281327904ead21
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00010.html vendor advisory
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:12.openssl.asc vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2914-1 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40168
http://openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt vendor advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160302-openssl vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83705 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3500 vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03741en_us
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00001.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-15 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035133 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00009.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-0798?
CVE-2016-0798 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-0798?
To fix CVE-2016-0798, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-0798 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-0798 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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