SB2015061205 - Denial of service in OpenSSL



SB2015061205 - Denial of service in OpenSSL

Published: June 12, 2015 Updated: December 19, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2015061205
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1789)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the X509_cmp_time function in crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References