Slackware Linux update for openssl



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-2650
CWE-ID CWE-399
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Slackware Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

openssl-solibs
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

openssl
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Slackware

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU76651

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-2023-2650

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application when processing OCSP, PKCS7/SMIME, CMS, CMP/CRMF or TS subsystems with no message size limit. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package openssl.

Vulnerable software versions

Slackware Linux: 15.0

openssl-solibs: before 1.1.1u

openssl: before 1.1.1u

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2023&m=slackware-security.415918


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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