SB2014052108 - Race condition in openssl (Alpine package)
Published: May 21, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014052108
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) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-5298)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack or modify encrypted connection.The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the ssl3_read_bytes() function in OpenSSL. A remote attacker can inject data across sessions or cause a denial of service
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS is enabled.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.