SB2024011522 - Denial of service in OpenSSL



SB2024011522 - Denial of service in OpenSSL

Published: January 15, 2024 Updated: April 8, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024011522
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6237)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the way the EVP_PKEY_public_check() function handles RSA public keys. A remote attacker can supply an RSA key obtained from an untrusted source and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.