CVE-2016-6302
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 18.4%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-6302
To remediate CVE-2016-6302, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/openssl—upgrade to 1.0.2h-r3 or later
- Debian/openssl—upgrade to 1.0.2i-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-6302 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 18.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.0.2h-r3
- from 0, < 1.0.2i-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |