SB2009051901 - Buffer overflow in OpenSSL

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SB2009051901 - Buffer overflow in OpenSSL

Published: May 19, 2009 Updated: August 3, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2009051901
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-1377)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The dtls1_buffer_record function in ssl/d1_pkt.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8k and earlier 0.9.8 versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large series of "future epoch" DTLS records that are buffered in a queue, aka "DTLS record buffer limitation bug."


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References