Vulnerability Report

CVE-2016-6304

Title: Nodejs Node.Js Denial of Service (DoS)

DoS

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2016-6304.

CWE Category CWE-401
Published Date Sep 26, 2016
Modified Date May 06, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.5 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
28.08%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2016-6304: Multiple memory leaks in t1_lib.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.1u, 1.0.2 before 1.0.2i, and 1.1.0 before 1.1.0a allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via large OCSP Status Request extensions.

Impacted Vendors

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joyent 1
O
openssl 1
R
redhat 1
H
hpe 1
N
nodejs 1

Reference Links

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00011.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-02/msg00032.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139091/OpenSSL-x509-Parsing-Double-Free-Invalid-Free.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1940.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2802.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1415.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1659.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/47 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/62 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/31 http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039 http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3673 http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170322-01-openssl-en http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93150 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036878 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037640 http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPSV http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPUE http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3087-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3087-2 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1413 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1414 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1658 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1801 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1802 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2493 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2494 https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132 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CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.8
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2016-6304 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.