Vulnerability in Openssl

CVE-2016-0798

Memory leak in the SRP_VBASE_get_by_user implementation in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by providing an invalid username in a connection attempt, related to apps/s_server.c and crypto/srp/srp_vfy.c.

EPSS: 0.244 (97.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Openssl — versions 1.0.1, 1.0.1a, 1.0.1b
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0798?
CVE-2016-0798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openssl, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-0798?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-0798 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.