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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.152251
Category:Denial of Service
Title:OpenSSL DoS Vulnerability (20240516) - Windows
Summary:OpenSSL is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
OpenSSL is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
Checking excessively long DSA keys or parameters may be very
slow.

Applications that use the functions EVP_PKEY_param_check() or EVP_PKEY_public_check() to check a
DSA public key or DSA parameters may experience long delays.

Vulnerability Impact:
Where the key or parameters that are being checked have been
obtained from an untrusted source this may lead to a Denial of Service.

Affected Software/OS:
OpenSSL versions 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3.

Solution:
Update to version 3.0.14, 3.1.6, 3.2.2, 3.3.1 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-4603
3.0.14 git commit
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/3559e868e58005d15c6013a0c1fd832e51c73397
3.1.6 git commit
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/9c39b3858091c152f52513c066ff2c5a47969f0d
3.2.2 git commit
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/da343d0605c826ef197aceedc67e8e04f065f740
3.3.1 git commit
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/53ea06486d296b890d565fb971b2764fcd826e7e
OpenSSL Advisory
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20240516.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/16/2
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