CVE-2016-6308 in OpenSSL

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 07/26/2016
• Disclosure: 09/26/2016
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 2
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-399 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 4.8
• EPSS: 0.19367
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6308
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6308
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-6308/