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Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure: CVE-2016-6305: September 22 2016 OpenSSL Security Advisory (SA40312)

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Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure: CVE-2016-6305: September 22 2016 OpenSSL Security Advisory (SA40312)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/26/2016
Created
10/28/2020
Added
10/28/2020
Modified
02/15/2024

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(s)

  • pulse-secure-pulse-connect-secure-upgrade-8_1r11
  • pulse-secure-pulse-connect-secure-upgrade-8_1r11_1
  • pulse-secure-pulse-connect-secure-upgrade-8_2r6

References

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