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OpenSSL: Invalid Return value check in pkey_rsa_verifyrecover (20100601) (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.4
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
OpenSSL is prone to an invalid return value check.
Insight
Insight
When verification recovery fails for RSA keys an uninitialised buffer with an undefined length is returned instead of an error code.
Affected Software
Affected Software
OpenSSL 1.0.0.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 1.0.0a or later.