Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an availability flaw in older OpenSSL TLS/SSL servers. A remote party could make affected servers spend excessive CPU during connection setup, reducing or preventing service for legitimate users. It does not indicate data theft or code execution in the provided sources. Exposure is most likely on internet-facing or internal TLS services using the listed OpenSSL versions, including products that embed those libraries. Modern systems are less likely exposed unless they retain legacy OpenSSL packages or appliances. Treat this as a service-availability risk for legacy TLS infrastructure. It is not a breach indicator by itself, but public-facing systems on affected OpenSSL builds should be remediated promptly to reduce outage risk. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems and appliances using affected OpenSSL versions.; Apply OpenSSL updates from the relevant OS or product vendor.; Prioritize public-facing TLS services and high-availability entry points..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- RHSA-2017:1658CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2017:1801CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2017:1413CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2017:2494CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- FreeBSD-SA-16:35CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FREEBSD
- RHSA-2017:1414CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- DSA-3773CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- RHSA-2017:1802CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2017:2493CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0001/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8610CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=af58be768ebb690f78530f796e92b8ae5c9a4401CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://security.360.cn/cve/CVE-2016-8610/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03897en_usCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-8610CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
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