Out-of-bounds Read Affecting openssl package, versions <1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.7
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EPSS
19.26% (97th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-OPENSSL-4635062
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 21 Sep 2016
Introduced: 21 Sep 2016
CVE-2016-6306 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 openssl to version 1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:1940.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl package and not the openssl package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL: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.
References
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- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132
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- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6306
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- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1940.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1940
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036885
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-02/msg00032.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/31
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- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3087-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3087-2
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
- https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=52e623c4cb06fffa9d5e75c60b34b4bc130b12e9
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- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10215
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K90492697
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- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1749-security-advisory-24
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