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ELSA-2012-0426 Moderate: Oracle Linux openssl security and bug fix update

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ELSA-2012-0426 Moderate: Oracle Linux openssl security and bug fix update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/12/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/02/2012
Modified
04/11/2019

Description

The mime_param_cmp function in crypto/asn1/asn_mime.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8u and 1.x before 1.0.0h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted S/MIME message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-7250.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-openssl
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-openssl-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-openssl-perl
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-openssl-static

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