SB2018032804 - Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL



SB2018032804 - Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL

Published: March 28, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018032804
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0733)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify potentially sensitive information on the target system.

Th weakness exists in the PA-RISC CRYPTO_memcmp function due to improper authentication. A remote attacker can write arbitrary data.

2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0739)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to excessive stack memory consumption. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.