VDB
CVE-2016-0798
CVE-2016-0798
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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.
EPSS 24.96% · 97.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
24.96%
97.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | openssl | 1.0.2d-0ubuntu1, 1.0.2d-0ubuntu2, 1.0.2e-1ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | openssl | 0, 1.0.1e-3ubuntu1, 1.0.1e-4ubuntu2 |
Timeline
- Mar 1, 2016 CVE Published
- Oct 2, 2020 PoC Published
- Nov 6, 2020 PoC Published
- Sep 6, 2021 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Aug 14, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 9, 2024 PoC Published
- Dec 12, 2024 PoC Published
- Dec 17, 2024 EPSS Score
- Mar 22, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 25, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0798 third-party-advisory
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2914-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0798 third-party-advisory
- Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens advisory