CVE-2016-0798
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 26.0%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-0798
To remediate CVE-2016-0798, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openssl—upgrade to 1.0.2g-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-0798 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 26.0%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.0.2g-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |