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CRITICAL
CVE-2016-6309
OpenSSL statem Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Description

statem/statem.c in OpenSSL 1.1.0a does not consider memory-block movement after a realloc call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TLS session.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 26, 2016, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:33 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-6309 has a 32 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6309 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openssl openssl

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 2, 2023, 1:18 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

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Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 10, 2023, 6:41 a.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago
5 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 23, 2023, 5:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 455 different CVEs too.

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Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 1 year, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 12, 2022, 10:32 p.m. This repo has been linked 28 different CVEs too.

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Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 2 years, 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 13, 2022, 3:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 9, 2022, 9:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.

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Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 2 years, 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 2, 2022, 3 a.m. This repo has been linked 28 different CVEs too.

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Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 2 years, 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 8, 2022, 11:34 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

None

Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 2 years, 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 1, 2022, 6:09 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

None

Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 13, 2021, 5:52 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

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Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 2 years, 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 9, 2021, 12:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

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Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 2 years, 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 28, 2021, 11:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

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Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 2 years, 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 26, 2021, 4:20 a.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

None

Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 3 years ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Aug. 29, 2021, 10:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

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Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 3 years, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 31, 2021, 12:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-6309 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6309 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=acacbfa7565c78d2273c0b2a2e5e803f44afefeb [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=acacbfa7565c78d2273c0b2a2e5e803f44afefeb
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03856en_us [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 09, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036885 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa132 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93177 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:1.1.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=acacbfa7565c78d2273c0b2a2e5e803f44afefeb No Types Assigned https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=acacbfa7565c78d2273c0b2a2e5e803f44afefeb Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160926.txt No Types Assigned https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160926.txt Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-416
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6309 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-6309 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

91.07 }} -0.85%

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0.98611

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