SB2012010601 - Resource management error in OpenSSL
Published: January 6, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012010601
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4109)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Double free vulnerability in OpenSSL 0.9.8 before 0.9.8s, when X509_V_FLAG_POLICY_CHECK is enabled, allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact by triggering failure of a policy check.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory3.asc
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00018.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132750648501816&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134039053214295&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1306.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1307.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1308.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48528
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2390
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737740
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:006
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:007
- http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20120104.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72129