Improper Input Validation Affecting openssl package, versions [1.0.2u,1.1.0l)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
16% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-OPENSSL-10078002
  • published8 May 2025
  • disclosed26 Sept 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 26 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-6305  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openssl to version 1.1.0l or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. The ssl3_read_bytes function in record/rec_layer_s3.c in OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering a zero-length record in an SSL_peek call.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1