#VU89861 Use-after-free in OpenSSL - CVE-2024-4741
Published: May 29, 2024 / Updated: February 5, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89861
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-2024-4741
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the SSL_free_buffers() function. A remote attacker can trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Note, the vulnerability affects only applications that call the vulnerable function.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.