Fedora EPEL 7 update for mingw-openssl

Published: 2014-12-23 | Updated: 2025-04-24

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	12
CVE-ID	CVE-2014-3505 CVE-2014-3506 CVE-2014-3507 CVE-2014-3511 CVE-2014-3510 CVE-2014-3508 CVE-2014-0221 CVE-2014-0198 CVE-2014-0224 CVE-2014-0195 CVE-2010-5298 CVE-2014-3470
CWE-ID	CWE-20 CWE-399 CWE-401 CWE-200 CWE-476 CWE-310 CWE-119 CWE-362
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #9 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #10 is available.
Vulnerable software	Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system mingw-openssl Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 12 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU41407

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3505

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted DTLS packets that trigger an error condition.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

mingw-openssl: before 1.0.1j-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2014-4895

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.

2) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU41408

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3506

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

d1_both.c in the DTLS implementation in OpenSSL 0.9.8 before 0.9.8zb, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0n, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1i allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted DTLS handshake messages that trigger memory allocations corresponding to large length values.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

mingw-openssl: before 1.0.1j-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2014-4895

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.

3) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU41409

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3507

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within d1_both.c in the DTLS implementation in OpenSSL 0.9.8 before 0.9.8zb, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0n, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1i allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via zero-length DTLS fragments that trigger improper handling of the return value of a certain insert function. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

mingw-openssl: before 1.0.1j-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2014-4895

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.

4) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU41413

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3511

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

The ssl23_get_client_hello function in s23_srvr.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1i allows man-in-the-middle attackers to force the use of TLS 1.0 by triggering ClientHello message fragmentation in communication between a client and server that both support later TLS versions, related to a "protocol downgrade" issue.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

mingw-openssl: before 1.0.1j-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2014-4895

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.

5) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU41412

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3510

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and client application crash) via a crafted handshake message in conjunction with a (1) anonymous DH or (2) anonymous ECDH ciphersuite.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

mingw-openssl: before 1.0.1j-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2014-4895

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.

6) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU41410

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3508

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The OBJ_obj2txt function in crypto/objects/obj_dat.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8 before 0.9.8zb, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0n, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1i, when pretty printing is used, does not ensure the presence of '' characters, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process stack memory by reading output from X509_name_oneline, X509_name_print_ex, and unspecified other functions.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

mingw-openssl: before 1.0.1j-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2014-4895

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.

7) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU11532

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-2014-0221

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

mingw-openssl: before 1.0.1j-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2014-4895

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.

8) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU11534

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-2014-0198

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the in the do_ssl3_write() function in OpenSSL. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to vulnerable application and trigger denial of service attack.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS is enabled.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

mingw-openssl: before 1.0.1j-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2014-4895

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.

9) Man-in-the-Middle attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU2950

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 9.1 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0224

CWE-ID: CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

mingw-openssl: before 1.0.1j-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2014-4895

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. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.

10) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU11533

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0195

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in OpenSSL when processing DTLS fragments to an OpenSSL DTLS client or server. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to vulnerable application and cause the server to crash or execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that server support DTLS.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

mingw-openssl: before 1.0.1j-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2014-4895

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. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.

11) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU11535

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2010-5298

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the ssl3_read_bytes() function in OpenSSL. A remote attacker can inject data across sessions or cause a denial of service

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS is enabled.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

mingw-openssl: before 1.0.1j-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2014-4895

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.

12) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU11536

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3470

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 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

mingw-openssl: before 1.0.1j-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2014-4895

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.