SB2014060606 - SUSE Linux update for OpenSSL
Published: June 6, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014060606
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
3
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0221)
CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing invalid DTLS handshake. A remote attacker can initiate SSL/TLS connection to the affected application and trigger denial of service conditions.
2) Man-in-the-Middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0224)
CWE-ID: CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to decrypt encrypted connections.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in OpenSSL. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can decrypt SSL connection and gain access to sensitive data.
3) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3470)
CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing ECDH ciphersuites in TLS clients. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted response to vulnerable OpenSSL client and cause the application to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.