{"id":"CVE-2016-6308","details":"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.","modified":"2026-03-10T14:08:57.163666Z","published":"2016-09-26T19:59:05.033Z","related":["MGASA-2016-0408"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93151"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036885"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21"},{"type":"WEB"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=df6b5e29ffea2d5a3e08de92fb765fdb21c7a21e"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/openssl/openssl","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"7ea5bd2b52d0e81eaef3d109b3b12545306f201c"}],"database_specific":{"versions":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"1.1.0"}]}}],"versions":["BEFORE_engine","OpenSSL_0_9_1c","OpenSSL_0_9_2b","OpenSSL_0_9_3","OpenSSL_0_9_3a","OpenSSL_0_9_3beta2","OpenSSL_0_9_4","OpenSSL_0_9_5a","OpenSSL_0_9_5a-beta1","OpenSSL_0_9_5a-beta2","OpenSSL_0_9_5beta1","OpenSSL_0_9_5beta2","OpenSSL_0_9_6-beta3","OpenSSL_1_1_0","OpenSSL_1_1_0-pre1","OpenSSL_1_1_0-pre2","OpenSSL_1_1_0-pre3","OpenSSL_1_1_0-pre4","OpenSSL_1_1_0-pre5","OpenSSL_1_1_0-pre6","OpenSSL_1_1_0a","OpenSSL_1_1_0b","OpenSSL_1_1_0c","OpenSSL_1_1_0d","OpenSSL_1_1_0e","OpenSSL_1_1_0f","OpenSSL_1_1_0g","OpenSSL_1_1_0h","OpenSSL_1_1_0i","OpenSSL_1_1_0j","OpenSSL_1_1_0k","OpenSSL_1_1_0l","master-post-auto-reformat","master-post-reformat","master-pre-auto-reformat","master-pre-reformat"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-6308.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}