Explain CVE-2016-0798
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.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'url': 'https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=259b664f950c2ba66fbf4b0fe5281327904ead21'}, {'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2016:0638', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00010.html'}, {'name': 'FreeBSD-SA-16:12', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory'], 'url': 'https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:12.openssl.asc'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:0621', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00003.html'}, {'name': 'USN-2914-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2914-1'}, {'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html'}, {'url': 'https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40168'}, {'url': 'http://openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt'}, {'name': '20160302 Multiple Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL Affecting Cisco Products: March 2016', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory'], 'url': 'http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160302-openssl'}, {'name': '83705', 'tags': ['vdb-entry'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83705'}, {'name': 'DSA-3500', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3500'}, {'url': 'https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03741en_us'}, {'url': 'https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt'}, {'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html'}, {'name': '91787', 'tags': ['vdb-entry'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:0617', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00001.html'}, {'name': 'GLSA-201603-15', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory'], 'url': 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-15'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2016:0628', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00006.html'}, {'name': '1035133', 'tags': ['vdb-entry'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035133'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:0620', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00002.html'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2016:0637', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00009.html'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2016:0627', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00005.html'}, {'url': 'http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759'}, {'url': 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED