CVE-2016-6306

mediumpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.417 · 99 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
41.7% (99th) EPSS
CVSS 4.3 · medium
Is it mine?
163 products
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Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

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 s3_clnt.c and s3_srvr.c.

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remediations

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A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

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5.9
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 2.9
v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.2 · impact 3.6
v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · CISA US
v3.15.9mediumAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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affected products (163)

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advisories (5)

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  • SSA-412672SSA-412672: Multiple OpenSSL and OpenSSH Vulnerabilities in SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices before V3.2.72022-12-13csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    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.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-0209OpenSSL: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2016-09-22csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenSSL ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-1277Oracle Fusion Middleware: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2017-04-18csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Fusion Middleware ausnutzen, um dadurch die Integrität, Vertraulichkeit und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-1459Dell Data Protection Advisor: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-07-03csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Data Protection Advisor ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, und um weitere nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.

  • ICSA-22-349-21Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices2022-12-13icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    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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