CVE-2016-6302

Published Sep 16, 2016

Last updated a year ago

Overview

Description
The tls_decrypt_ticket function in ssl/t1_lib.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not consider the HMAC size during validation of the ticket length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a ticket that is too short.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Modified

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

Type
Primary
Base score
7.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
HIGH

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
5
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
10
Vector string
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-20

Configurations

References