CVE-2016-6305

Description

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.

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16

https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16

https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=63658103d4441924f8dbfc517b99bb54758a98b9

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036879

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93149

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3