CVE-2016-6303
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 28.8%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-6303
To remediate CVE-2016-6303, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/openssl—upgrade to 1.0.2h-r3 or later
- —upgrade to 1.0.2i-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-6303 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 28.8%. 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 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |