Session Ticket Memory Leak in openssl (Alpine package)



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-3567
CWE-ID CWE-401
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 openssl (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Session Ticket Memory Leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU5213

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3567

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling integrity of session tickets in OpenSSL. A remote attacker can send a large number of invalid session tickets and cause denial of service conditions.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

openssl (Alpine package): 0.9.8n-r0 - 1.0.1b-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f09cdaa244ef0d0d6f7357ab368810ceaa7a1083
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6dba1238f59654c63719462c31fc13056eec4974
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4c5cc5515933595f9aabe78a9b98d28ea24a3a92
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4dc9b437132ccb0949aa179ce0b3cbeb14fad028


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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