#VU11294 Resource exhaustion in OpenSSL - CVE-2018-0739
Published: March 28, 2018 / Updated: May 1, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11294
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0739
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenSSL
OpenSSL
Software vendor:
OpenSSL Software Foundation
OpenSSL Software Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to excessive stack memory consumption. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to excessive stack memory consumption. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Update to versions 1.1.0h or 1.0.2o.