Key Management Errors Affecting openssl package, versions >=1.0.200, <1.0.211 >=1.0.204.1, <1.0.205


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 4.97% (93rd percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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SUSE
5.3 medium
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Red Hat
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-COCOAPODS-OPENSSL-470936
  • published 2 Oct 2019
  • disclosed 12 Jun 2018
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade OpenSSL to version 1.0.211, 1.0.205 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 Key Management Errors openssl is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS) attacks. A malicious user can pass a large prime number during a TLS handshake that can cause the client to take a long time generating a key for this, leading to the client hanging and possibly crashing.