SB2004112302 - A denial of service via a crafted SSL/TLS handshake in OpenSSL
Published: November 23, 2004 Updated: August 2, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2004112302
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) A denial of service via a crafted SSL/TLS handshake (CVE-ID: CVE-2004-0079)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to denial of service.The vulnerability exists due to the do_change_cipher_spec function in OpenSSL. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted SSL/TLS handshake that triggers a null dereference.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.