Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU71997

#VU71997 Release of invalid pointer or reference in OpenSSL - CVE-2023-0216

Published: February 7, 2023 / Updated: March 8, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU71997

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0216

CWE-ID: CWE-763

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 invalid pointer dereference in d2i_PKCS7 functions. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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