#VU85170 State Issues in OpenSSL - CVE-2023-6129

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#VU85170 State Issues in OpenSSL - CVE-2023-6129

Published: January 9, 2024 / Updated: April 8, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85170
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6129
CWE-ID: CWE-371
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenSSL
Software vendor:
OpenSSL Software Foundation

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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