Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-5678 CVE-2024-0727 |
CWE-ID | CWE-399 CWE-476 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system libssl1.1 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libssl1.0.0 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Canonical Ltd. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU82894
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-2023-5678
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within DH_generate_key() and DH_check_pub_key() functions. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package openssl to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 16.04 - 18.04
libssl1.1 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libssl1.0.0 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
CPE2.3https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6632-1
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU85808
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-2024-0727
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when processing fields in the PKCS12 certificate. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted certificate to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package openssl to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 16.04 - 18.04
libssl1.1 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libssl1.0.0 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
CPE2.3https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6632-1
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.