Out-of-bounds Read Affecting openssl-devel package, versions <1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
16.4% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-OPENSSLDEVEL-2069384
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Sept 2016

Introduced: 21 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-6306  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 openssl-devel to version 1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl-devel package and not the openssl-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The certificate parser in OpenSSL before 1.0.1u and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2i might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted certificate operations, related to s3_clnt.c and s3_srvr.c.

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