SB2021121446 - Denial of service in OpenSSL



SB2021121446 - Denial of service in OpenSSL

Published: December 14, 2021 Updated: October 21, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2021121446
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Error Handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4044)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in X509_verify_cert() implementation. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.