Description
statem/statem_dtls.c in the DTLS implementation in OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0a allocates memory before checking for an excessive length, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted DTLS messages.
Published: 2016-09-26
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: 19.4% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:29:19.203Z

Reserved: 2016-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6308

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Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-26T19:59:05.033

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-6308

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-09-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-6308 - Bugzilla

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