Resource management error in OpenSSL - CVE-2011-4109
Published: January 6, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44416
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4109
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenSSL Software Foundation
Affected software:
OpenSSL
OpenSSL
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Double free vulnerability in OpenSSL 0.9.8 before 0.9.8s, when X509_V_FLAG_POLICY_CHECK is enabled, allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact by triggering failure of a policy check.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-4109
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory3.asc
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00018.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132750648501816&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134039053214295&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1306.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1307.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1308.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48528
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2390
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737740
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:006
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:007
- http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20120104.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72129