CVE-2016-6308

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CVSS 3.0

5.9 medium

EPSS

14%p96

Published

Sep 26, 2016 (Sep 26, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: openssl
Products: openssl
Weakness: CWE-399
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (14.1%)

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