vulnerability
OpenSSL Excessive allocation of memory in tls_get_message_header() (CVE-2016-6307)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 23, 2016 | Sep 23, 2016 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 23, 2016
Added
Sep 23, 2016
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
The state-machine 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 TLS messages, related to statem/statem.c and statem/statem_lib.c.
Solution
http-openssl-1_1_0-upgrade-1_1_0_a
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