Out-of-Bounds Affecting openssl package, versions <1:1.0.1e-42.el7_1.8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.24% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-OPENSSL-4999648
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 Jun 2015

Introduced: 11 Jun 2015

CVE-2014-8176  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 openssl to version 1:1.0.1e-42.el7_1.8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1115.

NVD Description

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

The dtls1_clear_queues function in ssl/d1_lib.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8za, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0m, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1h frees data structures without considering that application data can arrive between a ChangeCipherSpec message and a Finished message, which allows remote DTLS peers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unexpected application data.

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