NULL pointer dereference in OpenSSL - CVE-2015-1790

Vulnerability identifier: #VU70420

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1790

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the PKCS7_dataDecodefunction in crypto/pkcs7/pk7_doit.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

OpenSSL
Gentoo Linux
Slackware Linux
Fedora
openssl
openssl-solibs
dev-libs/openssl
Integrated Management Module II (IMM2)
IBM Integrated Management Module
SnapDrive for Unix
SnapDrive for Windows
Flex System FC43171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru
QLogic 8Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module & SAN Switch Module for BladeCenter
QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM BladeCenter

Install update from vendor's website.

OpenSSL - addressed in versions 0.9.8zg, 1.0.0s, 1.0.1n, 1.0.2b
openssl - addressed in versions 0.9.8zg, 1.0.1n
openssl-solibs - addressed in versions 0.9.8zg, 1.0.1n
Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) - update to 1AOO68L — 5.20
openssl - addressed in versions 1.0.1k-10.fc21, 1.0.1k-10.fc22
dev-libs/openssl - update to 1.0.1o
IBM Integrated Management Module - update to 1.49 YUOOG9A
SnapDrive for Unix - update to 5.3
SnapDrive for Windows - update to 7.1.4
QLogic 8Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module & SAN Switch Module for BladeCenter - update to 7.10.1.35.00
QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM BladeCenter - update to 9.1.5.04.00
Flex System FC43171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru - update to 9.1.5.04.00

• https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/59302b600e8d5b77ef144e447bb046fd7ab72686
• https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20150611.txt
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143880121627664&w=2
• http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10694
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05131044
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150888
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05184351
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05045763
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• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75157
• https://openssl.org/news/secadv/20150611.txt
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00011.html
• http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10733
• http://fortiguard.com/advisory/openssl-vulnerabilities-june-2015
• http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/openssl-vulnerabilities-june-2015
• https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa98
• http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/2015-06-11-fortinet-vulnerability-openssl-vulnerabilities-june-2015
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05353965
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-02
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00037.html
• http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2015-008.txt.asc
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10122
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1115.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00007.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00006.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00005.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00004.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00003.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00026.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00024.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00023.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160647.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160436.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2639-1
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032564
• http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3287
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150612-openssl
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1197.html
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• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
• https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1144-security-advisory-11
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

• NULL pointer dereference in OpenSSL
• Multiple vulnerabilities in multiple N series products
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and SAN Pass-thru firmware, QLogic 8Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module and SAN Switch Module and QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Integrated Management Module (IMM)
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2)
• Gentoo update for OpenSSL
• Slackware Linux update for openssl
• Fedora 22 update for openssl
• Fedora 21 update for openssl