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CVE-2016-6308

CVE information

Published

7 years ago

Last Modified

4 months ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

CVSSv3.1 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

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..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
7.1/10
Exploit Score
8.6/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
6.9/10
Confidentiality Impact
None
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
None

CVSSv3.1 Score

Severity
Medium
Base Score
5.9/10
Exploit Score
2.2/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
Impact Score
3.6/10
Confidentiality Impact
None
Availability Impact
High
Integrity Impact
None
Scope
Unchanged
User Interaction
None

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
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