CVE-2016-6306

Description

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.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.25% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20 third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2185 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2186 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93153 third party advisory vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1940.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40312 third party advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03856en_us third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036885 third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16 third party advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21 third party advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132 third party advisory
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:26.openssl.asc third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2187 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05302448 third party advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759 third party advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10215 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00011.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3087-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00012.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00029.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3087-2 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00010.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00031.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/31 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00005.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03856en_us third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3673 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00023.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-02/msg00032.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00022.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c05302448 third party advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K90492697 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00011.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00021.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00024.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170322-01-openssl-en third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html third party advisory patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html third party advisory patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html third party advisory patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html third party advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039 third party advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/ vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html third party advisory
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt vendor advisory
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=52e623c4cb06fffa9d5e75c60b34b4bc130b12e9
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html third party advisory
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1749-security-advisory-24 third party advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6306?
CVE-2016-6306 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6306?
To fix CVE-2016-6306, 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-2016-6306 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-6306 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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