CVE-2016-6305

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Sep 26, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-6305: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix