| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'openssl' package(s) announced via the USN-792-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that OpenSSL did not limit the number of DTLS records it
would buffer when they arrived with a future epoch. A remote attacker could
cause a denial of service via memory resource consumption by sending a
large number of crafted requests. (CVE-2009-1377)
It was discovered that OpenSSL did not properly free memory when processing
DTLS fragments. A remote attacker could cause a denial of service via
memory resource consumption by sending a large number of crafted requests.
(CVE-2009-1378)
It was discovered that OpenSSL did not properly handle certain server
certificates when processing DTLS packets. A remote DTLS server could cause
a denial of service by sending a message containing a specially crafted
server certificate. (CVE-2009-1379)
It was discovered that OpenSSL did not properly handle a DTLS
ChangeCipherSpec packet when it occurred before ClientHello. A remote
attacker could cause a denial of service by sending a specially crafted
request. (CVE-2009-1386)
It was discovered that OpenSSL did not properly handle out of sequence
DTLS handshake messages. A remote attacker could cause a denial of service
by sending a specially crafted request. (CVE-2009-1387)
Affected Software/OS:
'openssl' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
5.0
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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