Out-of-Bounds Affecting openssl package, versions >=1.0.200, <1.0.207


0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 39.16% (98th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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Red Hat
3.7 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-COCOAPODS-OPENSSL-470644
  • published 2 Oct 2019
  • disclosed 29 Feb 2016
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade OpenSSL to version 1.0.207 or higher.

Overview

OpenSSL is a SSL/TLS and Crypto toolkit. Deprecated in Mac OS and gone in iOS, this spec gives your project non-deprecated OpenSSL support.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-Bounds openssl is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS) attacks. The library improperly calculates string lengths, allowing a malicious user to cause a denial of service by passing a large string to the system.

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