Denial of service in openssl (Alpine package)

1) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU817

Risk: Low

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:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6307

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remore unauthenticated user to cause DoS conditions on the target system.
The weakness is due to insufficient validation of input length. By sending messages with excessive length attackers can cause resource exhaustion that leads to denial of service.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows a malicious user to cause the vulnerably system deny.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

openssl (Alpine package): 1.0.2j-r0-r0 - 1.0.2p-r0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:openssl_alpine_package:1.0.2j-r0-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.4
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:openssl_alpine_package:1.0.2i-r0-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.4
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:openssl_alpine_package:1.0.2n-r0-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.4

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3a3ffbd8e2b0a4b3e1b8fcf62f913a691bb4dae4

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.