vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-6305: OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 26, 2016 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 26, 2016
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
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.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-openssl
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