Use After Free Affecting openssl package, versions <0:1.0.1e-30.el6_6.7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
10% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-OPENSSL-2113588
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed9 Feb 2015

Introduced: 9 Feb 2015

CVE-2015-0209  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 openssl to version 0:1.0.1e-30.el6_6.7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl package and not the openssl package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the d2i_ECPrivateKey function in crypto/ec/ec_asn1.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8zf, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0r, 1.0.1 before 1.0.1m, and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2a might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed Elliptic Curve (EC) private-key file that is improperly handled during import.

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