CVE-2016-6302

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 17
Modified
Published: 16 Sept 2016, 00:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 01:29

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
34/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
18.42% MEDIUM
18% probability +3.33%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Sept 2016, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 01:29
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The tls_decrypt_ticket function in ssl/t1_lib.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not consider the HMAC size during validation of the ticket length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a ticket that is too short.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 18.42%• Percentile: 95%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

    The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected Systems

  • Unknown•OpenSSL

    1.0.1 | 1.0.1a | 1.0.1b | 1.0.1c | 1.0.1d | 1.0.1e | 1.0.1f | 1.0.1g | 1.0.1h | 1.0.1i | 1.0.1j | 1.0.1k | 1.0.1l | 1.0.1m | 1.0.1n | 1.0.1o | 1.0.1p | 1.0.1q | 1.0.1r | 1.0.1s | 1.0.1t | 1.0.2 | 1.0.2a | 1.0.2b | 1.0.2c | 1.0.2d | 1.0.2e | 1.0.2f | 1.0.2g | 1.0.2h

  • oracle•linux

    6 | 7

  • Unknown•Solaris

    10 | 11.3

References (26)