CVE-2009-4355
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-4355 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2010-01-14 19:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Memory 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
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 390284 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) (OVMSA-2023-0013)