CVE-2009-4355

Summary

CVECVE-2009-4355
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-01-14 19:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMemory leak in the zlib_stateful_finish function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8l and earlier and 1.0.0 Beta through Beta 4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors that trigger incorrect calls to the CRYPTO_cleanup_all_ex_data function, as demonstrated by use of SSLv3 and PHP with the Apache HTTP Server, a related issue to CVE-2008-1678.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.1c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.2b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.3 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.3a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.4 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5a beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5a beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6a beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6a beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6a beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6l All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6m All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta4 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta5 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta6 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7l All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7m All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta4 All All
Application Openssl Openssl All All All All
Application Redhat Openssl 0.9.6-15 All All All
Application Redhat Openssl 0.9.6b-3 All All All
Application Redhat Openssl 0.9.7a-2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Slackware update for openssl - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
cvs.openssl.org/chngview af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cvs.openssl.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: openssl-0.9.8n-1.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Fedora update for openssl - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02517 SSRT100058 rev.1 - HP-UX Running OpenSSL, Remote Unauthorized Inform' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com
cvs.openssl.org/chngview af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cvs.openssl.org
kb.bluecoat.com/index af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.bluecoat.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3157 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:022 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1970-1 openssl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Ubuntu update for OpenSSL - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Bug 546707 – CVE-2009-4355 openssl significant memory leak in certain SSLv3 requests (DoS) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
oss-security - [PATCH] memory consumption (DoS) in openssl CVE-2009-4355 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
OpenSSL "CRYPTO_free_all_ex_data()" Memory Leak Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Advisories:rPSA-2010-0004 - rPath Wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: acoread (SUSE-SA:2010:00 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: openssl-1.0.0-1.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
USN-884-1: OpenSSL vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
cvs.openssl.org/chngview af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cvs.openssl.org
Debian update for openssl - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 390284 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) (OVMSA-2023-0013)
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