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CVE-2016-0798
Memory leak in the SRP_VBASE_get_by_user implementation in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=259b664f950c2ba66fbf4b0fe5281327904ead21
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00010.html
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:12.openssl.asc
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00003.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2914-1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40168
- http://openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160302-openssl
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83705
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3500
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03741en_us
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00001.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-15
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00006.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035133
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00005.html
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.1, 1.0.1a, 1.0.1b, 1.0.1c, 1.0.1d, 1.0.1e, 1.0.1f, 1.0.1g, 1.0.1h, 1.0.1i, 1.0.1j, 1.0.1k, 1.0.1l, 1.0.1m, 1.0.1n, 1.0.1o, 1.0.1p, 1.0.1q, 1.0.1r, 1.0.2, 1.0.2a, 1.0.2b, 1.0.2c, 1.0.2d, 1.0.2e, 1.0.2f
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 3rd, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.