Free and open-source vulnerability scanner
Mageni eases for you the vulnerability scanning, assessment, and management process. It is free and open-source.
Install NowAvailable for macOS, Windows, and Linux
OpenSSL: DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2004-0079) (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
1 year ago
Modified
Modified
1 year ago
Summary
OpenSSL is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
There is a null-pointer assignment in the do_change_cipher_spec() function.
Affected Software
Affected Software
OpenSSL 0.9.6c through 0.9.6l and 0.9.7 through 0.9.7c.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update OpenSSL to version 0.9.6m, 0.9.7d or later. See the references for more details.