CVE-2016-0705 Affecting openssl-perl package, versions <1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.65% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-OPENSSLPERL-4581500
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Feb 2016

Introduced: 18 Feb 2016

CVE-2016-0705  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 openssl-perl to version 1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:0301.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Double free vulnerability in the dsa_priv_decode function in crypto/dsa/dsa_ameth.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed DSA private key.

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