CVE-2016-6309
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 70.2% (pctl 99)
Patch early
EPSS 70.2% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
statem/statem.c in OpenSSL 1.1.0a does not consider memory-block movement after a realloc call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TLS session.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 70.22% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-09-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openssl | openssl |
References
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
- 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.securityfocus.com/bid/93177
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036885
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132
- https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=acacbfa7565c78d2273c0b2a2e5e803f44afefeb
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03856en_us
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160926.txt
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
- 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
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