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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-1379: OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-1379: OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/19/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the dtls1_retrieve_buffered_fragment function in ssl/d1_both.c in OpenSSL 1.0.0 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (openssl s_client crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a DTLS packet, as demonstrated by a packet from a server that uses a crafted server certificate.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-openssl

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