OpenSSL OCSP Status Request extension unbounded memory growth (CVE-2016-6304)
8
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
09/23/2016
07/25/2018
09/23/2016
11/26/2021
Description
Multiple memory leaks in t1_lib.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.1u, 1.0.2 before 1.0.2i, and 1.1.0 before 1.1.0a allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via large OCSP Status Request extensions.
Solution(s)
- http-openssl-1_0_1-upgrade-1_0_1_u
- http-openssl-1_0_2-upgrade-1_0_2_i
- http-openssl-1_1_0-upgrade-1_1_0_a
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