VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-6303

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability31.99%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-09-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references