SB2014060701 - SUSE Linux update for OpenSSL
Published: June 7, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014060701
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
3
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0221)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing invalid DTLS handshake. A remote attacker can initiate SSL/TLS connection to the affected application and trigger denial of service conditions.
2) Man-in-the-Middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0224)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to decrypt encrypted connections.The vulnerability exists due to an error in OpenSSL. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can decrypt SSL connection and gain access to sensitive data.
3) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3470)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing ECDH ciphersuites in TLS clients. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted response to vulnerable OpenSSL client and cause the application to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.