Out-of-bounds Write Affecting openssl package, versions <1.0.1t-1+deb8u4
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
28.94% (97th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-OPENSSL-373808
- published 16 Sep 2016
- disclosed 16 Sep 2016
Introduced: 16 Sep 2016
CVE-2016-6303 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8
openssl
to version 1.0.1t-1+deb8u4 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl
package and not the openssl
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:8
relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6303
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6303
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132
- https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=55d83bf7c10c7b205fffa23fa7c3977491e56c07
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40312
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:26.openssl.asc
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1370146
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92984
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036885
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-6303
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
- https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=55d83bf7c10c7b205fffa23fa7c3977491e56c07