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OpenSSL Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (20140407, Heartbleed) - Linux
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
1 year ago
Modified
Modified
1 year ago
Summary
OpenSSL is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
A missing bounds check in the handling of the TLS heartbeat extension can be used to reveal up to 64kB of memory to a connected client or server (a.k.a. Heartbleed).
Affected Software
Affected Software
OpenSSL version 1.0.1 through 1.0.1f. This issue did not affect versions of OpenSSL prior to 1.0.1.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 1.0.1g or later.