High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 3, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-0798
CVE-2016-0798
Description
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.
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Affected products
43cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 32 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1p:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1q:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.1r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.0.2f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 1.0.1 < 1.0.1s, 1.0.2 < 1.0.2g
- osv-coords10 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/openssl-1_1&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/openssl1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011-SECURITYpkg:rpm/suse/openssl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/openssl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/openssl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/openssl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/openssl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/openssl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/openssl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/openssl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1
< 1.1.1l-1.2+ 9 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.1l-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.1g-0.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.1i-27.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.1i-44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.1i-27.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.1i-44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.1i-27.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.1i-44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.1i-27.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.1i-44.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
25- openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/indexnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00001.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00002.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00003.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00005.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00006.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00009.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00010.htmlnvd
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160302-opensslnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3500nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/83705nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035133nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2914-1nvd
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdfnvd
- git.openssl.orgnvd
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/displaynvd
- kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40168nvd
- security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:12.openssl.ascnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-15nvd
- www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txtnvd
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