Memory Leak Vulnerability in OpenSSL SRP_VBASE_get_by_user Implementation

CVE-2016-0798 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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.

Learn more about our Cis Benchmark Audit For Server Software.