CVE-2016-6305 (GCVE-0-2016-6305)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-09-26 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:29
VLAI
Summary
The ssl3_read_bytes function in record/rec_layer_s3.c in OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering a zero-length record in an SSL_peek call.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1020 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2016-09-22 00:00
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