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OpenSSL DoS Vulnerability (20150319 - 1) - Linux
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
OpenSSL is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
A vulnerability existed in previous versions of OpenSSL related to the processing of base64 encoded data. Any code path that reads base64 data from an untrusted source could be affected (such as the PEM processing routines). Maliciously crafted base 64 data could trigger a segmenation fault or memory corruption.
Affected Software
Affected Software
OpenSSL version 0.9.8 through 0.9.8y, 1.0.0 through 1.0.0l and 1.0.1 through 1.0.1g.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 0.9.8za, 1.0.0m, 1.0.1h or later.