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CVE-2016-6309 (GCVE-0-2016-6309)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-09-26 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:29
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Summary
statem/statem.c in OpenSSL 1.1.0a does not consider memory-block movement after a realloc call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TLS session.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-09-22 00:00
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