Protection Mechanism Failure in openssl (Alpine package)
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-1549 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-693 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
openssl (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Protection Mechanism Failure
EUVDB-ID: #VU21044
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1549
CWE-ID:
CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to OpenSSL does not use by default a rewritten random number generator (RNG) in the event of a fork() system call, resulting in the child and parent processes share the same RNG state.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsopenssl (Alpine package): 1.1.1a-r0 - 1.1.1c-r1
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1e697147022325620c2e31c4417460f09c9df59d
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ffc9c8f6c5e6f3428ad97cae38f0037d4f0728c6
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6bf646bbc74a79f821c428aa7bfc0a9b4a931159
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=02764f1bda32c4feca91b9bdc3b7870d637ff8a2
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=09a199deeac384bd1f22bb26c2ec5b3bd60257a2
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=95e4899bd4d379e6dde69de81fb0506e00322dec
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.
