Denial of service in OpenSSL



Published: 2024-01-09 | Updated: 2024-04-08
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-6129
CWE-ID CWE-371
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Server applications / Encryption software

Vendor OpenSSL Software Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) State Issues

EUVDB-ID: #VU85170

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6129

CWE-ID: CWE-371 - State Issues

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 in POLY1305 MAC (message authentication code) implementation on PowerPC CPU based platforms if the CPU provides vector instructions. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenSSL: 3.0.0 - 3.2.0

External links

http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20240109.txt


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.



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