Out-of-bounds Read in Hp Icewall_federation_agent

CVE-2016-6306

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.089 (92.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6306?
CVE-2016-6306 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp Icewall_federation_agent, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-6306?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-6306 known to be exploited?
6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.