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Resource Management Errors Affecting openssl package, versions >=1.0.200, <1.0.209

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 38.16% (97th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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Red Hat
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-COCOAPODS-OPENSSL-470688
  • published 2 Oct 2019
  • disclosed 26 Jul 2016
  • credit Unknown
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Introduced: 26 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-6304 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-399 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade OpenSSL to version 1.0.209 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 Resource Management Errors. OpenSSL is vulnerable to Denial Of Service (DoS). A malicious user can send multiple large OCSP Status Request extension to the server. causing it to run out of memory and crash.

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