SB2016091933 - Excessive memory allocation in openssl (Alpine package)
Published: September 19, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016091933
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Excessive memory allocation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2109)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause excessive memory allocation on the target system.The weakness exists during reading ASN.1 data by d2i_CMS_bio() function. A short invalid encoding leads to distribution of large amounts of memory for excessive resources or exhausting memory.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in excessive memory allocation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=346532027d2b8b8d5cac13a2b7d86820dfaf34b7
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6ea715958d6486933e7cc3ca163e3d0691c9629d
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=70b8770d37d514044077c7258c0e6e81aeeee5fe
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7b3b75b5c977b3a6fa91c6a48349d55fc7e31663