CVE-2016-0798

HIGH

OpenSSL <1.0.1s/1.0.2g - Memory Consumption

Title source: llm

Description

Memory leak in the SRP_VBASE_get_by_user implementation in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by providing an invalid username in a connection attempt, related to apps/s_server.c and crypto/srp/srp_vfy.c.

References (25)

Core 25

Core References

Vendor Advisory

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83705

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3500

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787

Mailing List vendor-advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00001.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-15

Mailing List vendor-advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00002.html

Vendor Advisory

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759

Vendor Advisory

http://openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00010.html

Various Sources vendor-advisory

https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:12.openssl.asc

Mailing List vendor-advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00003.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2914-1

Various Sources vendor-advisory

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160302-openssl

Mailing List vendor-advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00006.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035133

Mailing List vendor-advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00009.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00005.html

Vendor Advisory

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03741en_us

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html

Vendor Advisory

https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=259b664f950c2ba66fbf4b0fe5281327904ead21

Vendor Advisory

https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt

Various Sources

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40168

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.2596

EPSS Percentile 96.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-399

Status published

Products (26)

openssl/openssl 1.0.1 (4 CPE variants)

openssl/openssl 1.0.1a

openssl/openssl 1.0.1b

openssl/openssl 1.0.1c

openssl/openssl 1.0.1d

openssl/openssl 1.0.1e

openssl/openssl 1.0.1f

openssl/openssl 1.0.1g

openssl/openssl 1.0.1h

openssl/openssl 1.0.1i

... and 16 more

Published Mar 03, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026