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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-6308

statem/statem_dtls.c in the DTLS 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 DTLS messages.

MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 14.1%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.1%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

statem/statem_dtls.c in the DTLS 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 DTLS messages.

CVSS 3.0
5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
14.07% probability · 96th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-399
Affected
openssl/openssl
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

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