Information Exposure Affecting openssl package, versions <1:1.0.1i-1.78.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.7% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-OPENSSL-1676599
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed13 Aug 2014

Introduced: 13 Aug 2014

CVE-2014-3508  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 openssl to version 1:1.0.1i-1.78.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2014-391.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl package and not the openssl package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

The OBJ_obj2txt function in crypto/objects/obj_dat.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8 before 0.9.8zb, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0n, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1i, when pretty printing is used, does not ensure the presence of '\0' characters, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process stack memory by reading output from X509_name_oneline, X509_name_print_ex, and unspecified other functions.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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