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CVE-2016-6302

openssl: Insufficient TLS session ticket HMAC length checks

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

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*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

La función tls_decrypt_ticket en ssl/t1_lib.c en OpenSSL en versiones anteriores a 1.1.0 no considera el tamaño HMAC durante la validación de la longitud del ticket, lo que permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio a través de un ticket que es muy corto.

An integer underflow flaw leading to a buffer over-read was found in the way OpenSSL parsed TLS session tickets. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash a TLS server using OpenSSL if it used SHA-512 as HMAC for session tickets.

USN-3087-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenSSL. The fix for CVE-2016-2182 was incomplete and caused a regression when parsing certificates. This update fixes the problem. Shi Lei discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled the OCSP Status Request extension. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause memory consumption, resulting in a denial of service. Guido Vranken discovered that OpenSSL used undefined behaviour when performing pointer arithmetic. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue has only been addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS in this update. CAsar Pereida, Billy Brumley, and Yuval Yarom discovered that OpenSSL did not properly use constant-time operations when performing DSA signing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cache-timing attack and recover private DSA keys. Quan Luo discovered that OpenSSL did not properly restrict the lifetime of queue entries in the DTLS implementation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service. Shi Lei discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled memory in the TS_OBJ_print_bio function. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that the OpenSSL incorrectly handled the DTLS anti-replay feature. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.

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CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-07-26 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-09-16 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
References (28)
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Openssl
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1.0.1
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1a
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1b
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1c
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1d
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1e
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1f
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1g
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1h
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1i
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1j
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1k
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1l
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1m
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1n
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1o
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1p
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1q
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1r
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1s
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.1t
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.2
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.2a
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.2b
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.2c
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.2d
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.2e
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.2f
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.2g
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Openssl
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Openssl
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1.0.2h
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Oracle
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Linux
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6
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Oracle
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Linux
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7
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Oracle
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Solaris
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10
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Oracle
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Solaris
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11.3
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