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CVE-2016-6303

openssl: Integer overflow in MDC2_Update()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · August 20, 2016

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

Integer overflow in the MDC2_Update function in crypto/mdc2/mdc2dgst.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of openssl as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, 6, and 7, as they did not include support for MDC-2.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CVSS 2.0 · 5.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound