CVE-2016-6302

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CVSS 3.0

7.5 high

EPSS

28%p98

Published

Sep 16, 2016 (Sep 16, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The tls_decrypt_ticket function in ssl/t1_lib.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not consider the HMAC size during validation of the ticket length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a ticket that is too short.

Vendors: openssl oracle
Products: openssl, linux, solaris
Weakness: CWE-20
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (27.8%)

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