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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-6303

Integer overflow in the MDC2_Update function in crypto/mdc2/mdc2dgst.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 32.0%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.0%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Integer overflow in the MDC2_Update function in crypto/mdc2/mdc2dgst.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
31.99% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
nodejs/node.js · openssl/openssl
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.