{"cve":"CVE-2016-6302","nvd":{"published":"2016-09-16T05:59:12.003","modified":"2026-06-17T00:50:47.157","status":"Modified","description":"The tls_decrypt_ticket function in ssl/t1_lib.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not consider the HMAC size during validation of the ticket length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a ticket that is too short.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1940.html","http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995039","http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html","http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html"],"products":["openssl:openssl","oracle:linux","oracle:solaris"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:40:10.783210791+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-6302","score":0.27806,"percentile":0.98094,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}