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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.417 (98.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.417 · newest: 0.417 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- HP Icewall Federation Agent — versions 3.0
- HP Icewall Mcrp — versions 3.0
- HP Icewall Sso — versions 10.0
- HP Icewall Sso Agent Option — versions 10.0
- Node.js
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Module For Web Scripting — versions 12.0
- OpenSSL — versions 1.0.1, 1.0.1a, 1.0.1b
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20 (Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2185 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2186 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93153 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1940.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40312 (Third Party Advisory)
- support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036885 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16 (Third Party Advisory)
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.