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CVE-2016-6308 Details

Description

statem/statem_dtls.c in the DTLS 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 DTLS messages.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759 CVE
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132 CVE
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf CVE
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=df6b5e29ffea2d5a3e08de92fb765fdb21c7a21e CVE
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt CVEVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-399Resource Management Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
openssl openssl
1.1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

18 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-6308
NVD Published Date:
Sep 26, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-6308 Details - Not Deferred