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CVE-2016-6302
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-09-16T05:59:12.003 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:50:47.157

Summary

The tls_decrypt_ticket function in ssl/t1_lib.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not consider the HMAC size during validation of the ticket length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a ticket that is too short.

Affected products

openssl — openssl

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References

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