OpenSSL Out-of-Bounds Memory Read Error in TS_OBJ_print_bio() Lets Local Users Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Target Application
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1036486 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1036486
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2016-2180
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Aug 1 2016
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Impact:
Denial of service via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 1.0.2h and prior versions
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in OpenSSL. A local user can cause denial of service conditions on the target application.
A local user can supply a specially crafted timestamp file that, when processed by the target application using the OpenSSL library, will trigger an out-of-bounds memory read error in TS_OBJ_print_bio() in 'crypto/ts/ts_lib.c' and cause the target application to crash.
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Impact:
A local user can cause denial of service conditions on the target application.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a source code fix, available at:
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/0ed26acce328ec16a3aa635f1ca37365e8c7403a
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Vendor URL: openssl.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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