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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting openssl package, versions >=1.0.1, <1.0.200 >=1.0.204.1, <1.0.209

0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 28.94% (97th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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Red Hat
6.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-COCOAPODS-OPENSSL-470753
  • published 2 Oct 2019
  • disclosed 26 Jul 2016
  • credit Unknown
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Introduced: 26 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-6303 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade OpenSSL to version 1.0.200, 1.0.209 or higher.

Overview

OpenSSL is a SSL/TLS and Crypto toolkit. Deprecated in Mac OS and gone in iOS, this spec gives your project non-deprecated OpenSSL support.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. OpenSSL is vulnerable to Denial Of Service (DoS) attacks. A malicious user can cause an integer overflow via the MDC2_Update function which can lead to an integer overflow. A malicious user can make use of this to cause a heap corruption or a denial of service.