Out-of-bounds Read Affecting openssl-perl package, versions <2:1.0.1e-51.ksplice1.el7_2.7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    19.26% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-OPENSSLPERL-2507243
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 26 Sep 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 openssl-perl to version 2:1.0.1e-51.ksplice1.el7_2.7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-3621.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl-perl package and not the openssl-perl package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The certificate parser in OpenSSL before 1.0.1u and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2i might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted certificate operations, related to s3_clnt.c and s3_srvr.c.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.9 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High