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CVE-2016-6306

The certificate parser in OpenSSL before 1.0.1u and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2i might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted certificate operations, related to...

Published: Sep 26, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-125
5.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
41.7%
Top 1.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

SCALANCE X-200RNA switch devices before V3.2.7 contain multiple OpenSSL and OpenSSH vulnerabilities. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow a denial of service condition or could lead to execution of arbitrary code. Siemens has released updates for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected Products

hp
commercial·USaka hewlett packard, hpe
icewall federation agentOn-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
icewall mcrpOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
icewall ssoOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / identity-access-mgmt
icewall sso agent optionOn-prem
Enterprise Software
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
UbuntuOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenSSL Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka openssl.org, openssl foundation
OpenSSLLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
OpenSUSE LeapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt
openssl.org
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6306
suse.com
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-6306.xml
access.redhat.com
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