ALPINE-CVE-2016-6303 — Vulnetix

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ALPINE-CVE-2016-6303 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

Integer overflow in the MDC2_Update function in crypto/mdc2/mdc2dgst.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.800000190734863

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine:v3.8	openssl	0.9.8i-r0, 1.0.2h-r2, 1.0.2h-r1
Alpine:v3.5	openssl	0.9.8i-r0, 1.0.2h-r2, 1.0.2h-r1
Alpine:v3.6	openssl	1.0.0e-r0, 0, 0.9.8i-r0
Alpine:v3.7	openssl	0, 1.0.2h-r2, 1.0.2h-r1
Alpine:v3.4	openssl	0.9.8i-r0, 1.0.1e-r6, 1.0.1e-r7
Alpine:v3.3	openssl	1.0.1g-r2, 1.0.1g-r3, 1.0.1h-r0
Alpine:v3.2	openssl	1.0.1l-r0, 0.9.8k-r6, 0.9.8k-r5

Timeline

Sep 16, 2016 CVE Published
Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-6303 advisory

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