CVE-2016-6305

The ssl3_read_bytes function in record/rec_layer_s3.c in OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering a zero-length record in an SSL_peek call.

• CWE-20

• http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93149
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036879
• https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
• https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=63658103d4441924f8dbfc517b99bb54758a98b9
• https://github.com/openssl/openssl/issues/1563Exploit, Issue Tracking
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16
• https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txtVendor Advisory
• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16
• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21
• http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93149
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036879
• https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
• https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=63658103d4441924f8dbfc517b99bb54758a98b9
• https://github.com/openssl/openssl/issues/1563Exploit, Issue Tracking
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16
• https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txtVendor Advisory
• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16
• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21

Published

Sep 26, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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