A AegiFlow
HIGHCVSS 7.5

CVE-2016-6305

CVE-2016-6305 updated by NVD

Modified
2026-09-20
Sources
nvd

Summary

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.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffected versionsFixed versions
OpenSSLopenssl[object Object]

References

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