SUSE Linux update for openssl
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 5 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-2108 CVE-2016-7056 CVE-2016-8610 CVE-2017-3731 CVE-2017-3735 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-120 CWE-310 CWE-388 CWE-125 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) Memory corruption
EUVDB-ID: #VU638
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2108
CWE-ID:
CWE-120 - Buffer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to cause memory corruption on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer underflow with an out-of-bounds write in i2c_ASN1_INTEGER. As ASN.1 parser (specifically, d2i_ASN1_TYPE) can misinterpret a large universal tag as a negative zero value, attacker may easily corrupt memory.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will allow a malicious user to trigger memory corruption on the vulnerable system.
Update the affected packages.
SUSE Linux: 12
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00042.html
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.
2) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU4133
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7056
CWE-ID:
CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due the OpenSSL does not properly set the BN_FLG_CONSTTIME for nonces when signing with the P-256 elliptic curve in ecdsa_sign_setup() function in crypto/ec/ecdsa_ossl.c. A local attacker can conduct a cache-timing attack and recover ECDSA P-256 private keys
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability is discovered in OpenSSL 1.0.1u. Other versions may also be affected.
Update the affected packages.
SUSE Linux: 12
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00042.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Denial of service
EUVDB-ID: #VU1083
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-2016-8610
CWE-ID:
CWE-388 - Error Handling
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to exhaust memory on the target system.
The weakness is due to improper handling of certain packets by the ssl3_read_bytes() function in 'ssl/s3_pkt.c.
By sending a flood of SSL3_AL_WARNING alerts during the SSL handshake, a remote attacker can consume excessive CPU resources that may lead to OpenSSL library being unavailable.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service on the vulnerable system.
Update the affected packages.
SUSE Linux: 12
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00042.html
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.
4) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU5420
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3731
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause denial of service conditions.
The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read in OpenSSL when processing truncated packets on 32-bit system using certain ciphers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted truncated packet using CHACHA20/POLY1305 cipher for OpenSSL 1.1.0 or RC4-MD5 for 1.0.2 and trigger denial of service.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack against vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
SUSE Linux: 12
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00042.html
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.
5) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU8487
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3735
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to one-byte out-of-bounds read when parsing an IPAddressFamily extension in an X.509 certificate. A remote attacker can disguise text display of the certificate.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
SUSE Linux: 12
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00042.html
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.
