Upstream information

CVE-2016-6305 at MITRE

Description

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.

Upstream Security Advisories:

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 5
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 7.5
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3

Note from the SUSE Security Team

This issue affects only openssl 1.1.0, older versions are not affected.

SUSE Bugzilla entries: 999665 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 999667 [RESOLVED / UPSTREAM]

SUSE Security Advisories:

  • TID7016794, published Sa 3. Mär 12:01:59 CET 2018


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS openssl Not affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 openssl Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 openssl Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 openssl Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS openssl Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 openssl Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS openssl Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS openssl Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 openssl Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS openssl Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 openssl Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 openssl Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS openssl Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 openssl Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 openssl Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 openssl Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 openssl Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 openssl Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 openssl Not affected
SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3 openssl Not affected


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Mon Sep 19 16:00:44 2016
CVE page last modified: Fri Oct 13 19:18:22 2023