SB2014101514 - SRTP Memory Leak in openssl (Alpine package)
Published: October 15, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014101514
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) SRTP Memory Leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3513)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information and cause denial of service.The vulnerability exists due to a parsing error within DTLS SRTP extension in OpenSSL. A remote attacker can send a carefully crafted handshake message and free up to 64k of memory or cause denial of service conditions.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to obtain potentially sensitive data, stored in system memory, or cause the affected service to fail.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f09cdaa244ef0d0d6f7357ab368810ceaa7a1083
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6dba1238f59654c63719462c31fc13056eec4974
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4c5cc5515933595f9aabe78a9b98d28ea24a3a92
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4dc9b437132ccb0949aa179ce0b3cbeb14fad028