SB2015061206 - NULL pointer dereference in OpenSSL 

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SB2015061206 - NULL pointer dereference in OpenSSL

Published: June 12, 2015 Updated: December 19, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2015061206
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1790)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the PKCS7_dataDecodefunction in crypto/pkcs7/pk7_doit.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References