SB2011070601 - Resource management error in HP-UX Running OpenSSL
Published: July 6, 2011 Updated: April 28, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011070601
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0014)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
ssl/t1_lib.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8h through 0.9.8q and 1.0.0 through 1.0.0c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), and possibly obtain sensitive information in applications that use OpenSSL, via a malformed ClientHello handshake message that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access, aka "OCSP stapling vulnerability."
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.