SB2015032008 - Use-after-free in

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SB2015032008 - Use-after-free in

Published: March 20, 2015 Updated: December 19, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2015032008
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0209)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when in the d2i_ECPrivateKey function in crypto/ec/ec_asn1.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed Elliptic Curve (EC) private-key file that is improperly handled during import.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References