CVE-2016-6305
The ssl3_read_bytes function in record/rec_layer_s3.c in OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0a allows...
The ssl3_read_bytes function in record/rec_layer_s3.c in OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering a zero-length record in an SSL_peek call.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
The ssl3_read_bytes function in record/rec_layer_s3.c in OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering a zero-length record in an SSL_peek call.
- Record
CVE-2016-6305- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The ssl3_read_bytes function in record/rec_layer_s3.c in OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering a zero-length record in an SSL_peek call.
- Record
CVE-2016-6305- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7234 No score
The ssl3_read_bytes function in record/rec_layer_s3.c in OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering a zero-length record in an SSL_peek call.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7234- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jjf8-m6wr-q4f8
7.5
The ssl3_read_bytes function in record/rec_layer_s3.c in OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0a allows...
The ssl3_read_bytes function in record/rec_layer_s3.c in OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering a zero-length record in an SSL_peek call.
- Record
GHSA-jjf8-m6wr-q4f8- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2016-6305
7.5
CVE-2016-6305 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2016-6305- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
The ssl3_read_bytes function in record/rec_layer_s3.c in OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering a zero-length record in an SSL_peek call.
- Record
CVE-2016-6305- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0408 No score
Updated virtualbox packages fixes security vulnerabilities
This update provides virtualbox 5.1.10 maintenance release and resolves at least the following security issues:
OpenSSL through 1.0.2h incorrectly uses pointer arithmetic for heap-buffer boundary checks, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging unexpected malloc behavior, related to s3_srvr.c, ssl_sess.c, and t1_lib.c (CVE-2016-2177).
The dsa_sign_setup function in crypto/dsa/dsa_ossl.c in OpenSSL through 1.0.2h does not properly ensure the use of constant-time operations, which makes it easier for local users to discover a DSA private key via a timing side-channel attack (CVE-2016-2178).
The DTLS implementation in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not properly restrict the lifetime of queue entries associated with unused out-of-order messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by maintaining many crafted DTLS sessions simultaneously, related to d1_lib.c, statem_dtls.c, statem_lib.c, and statem_srvr.c (CVE-2016-2179).
The TS_OBJ_print_bio function in crypto/ts/ts_lib.c in the X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Time-Stamp Protocol (TSP) implementation in OpenSSL through 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted time-stamp file that is mishandled by the "openssl ts" command (CVE-2016-2180).
The Anti-Replay feature in the DTLS implementation in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 mishandles early use of a new epoch number in conjunction with a large sequence number, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (false-positive packet drops) via spoofed DTLS records, related to rec_layer_d1.c and ssl3_record.c (CVE-2016-2181).
The Anti-Replay feature in the DTLS implementation in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 mishandles early use of a new epoch number in conjunction with a large sequence number, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (false-positive packet drops) via spoofed DTLS records, related to rec_layer_d1.c and ssl3_record.c (CVE-2016-2182).
The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other protocols and products, have a birthday bound of approximately four billion blocks, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext data via a birthday attack against a long-duration encrypted session, as demonstrated by an HTTPS session using Triple DES in CBC mode, aka a "Sweet32" attack (CVE-2016-2183).
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.0.28 and 5.1.x before 5.1.8 in Oracle Virtualization allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Core, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5538 (CVE-2016-5501).
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.0.28 and 5.1.x before 5.1.8 in Oracle Virtualization allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Core, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5501 (CVE-2016-5538).
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.1.4 in Oracle Virtualization allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via vectors related to VRDE (CVE-2016-5605).
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.0.28 and 5.1.x before 5.1.8 in Oracle Virtualization allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Core, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5613 (CVE-2016-5608).
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.0.28 and 5.1.x before 5.1.8 in Oracle Virtualization allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Core (CVE-2016-5610, CVE-2016-5611)
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.0.28 and 5.1.x before 5.1.8 in Oracle Virtualization allows local users to…
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MGASA-2016-0408- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
kmod-vboxadditionsMageia:5 |
before 5.1.10-1.1.mga5 | 5.1.10-1.1.mga5 |
kmod-virtualboxMageia:5 |
before 5.1.10-1.1.mga5 | 5.1.10-1.1.mga5 |
virtualboxMageia:5 |
before 5.1.10-1.1.mga5 | 5.1.10-1.1.mga5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-6305 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Openssl, published September 26, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.0%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in kmod-vboxadditions 5.1.10-1.1.mga5.
References
openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt
tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
securitytracker.com/id/1036879
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-16
git.openssl.org?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=63658103d4441924f8dbfc517b99bb54758a98b9
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www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039
oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16
tenable.com/security/tns-2016-21
securityfocus.com/bid/93149
oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
github.com/openssl/openssl/issues/1563
bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132
oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6305
git.openssl.org?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=63658103d4441924f8dbfc517b99bb54758a98b9
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jjf8-m6wr-q4f8
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2016-6305
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0408.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19213
virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
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