OpenSSL 'ChangeCipherSpec' DTLS Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:35174

Info

OpenSSL 'ChangeCipherSpec' DTLS Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 35174
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2009-1386
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 02 2009 12:00AM
Updated: May 28 2010 11:21AM
Credit: Alex Lam
Vulnerable: VMWare vMA 4.0
VMWare ESX Server 4.0
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP1 DEBUGINFO
SuSE openSUSE 10.3
S.u.S.E. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server RT Solution 10 0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.8 h
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.8 e
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.8 d
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.8 c
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.8 b
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.8 a
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.8
+ Gentoo Linux
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 m
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 l
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 k
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 j
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 i
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 h
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 g
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 f
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 e
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 d
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 c
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.0
+ Slackware Linux 9.1
+ Slackware Linux 9.0
+ Slackware Linux -current
 OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 beta3
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 beta2
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 beta1
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 b
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.3
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 a
+ Conectiva Linux 9.0
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
 OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 m
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 l
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 k
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 j
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 i
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 h
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 g
+ Conectiva Linux Enterprise Edition 1.0
+ FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.7 -RELEASE
 + FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.7
+ HP Apache-Based Web Server 2.0.43 .04
 + HP Apache-Based Web Server 2.0.43 .00
 + HP Webmin-Based Admin 1.0 .01
 + Immunix Immunix OS 7+
 + NetBSD NetBSD 1.6
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.1
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 f
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 e
+ FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.6 -RELEASE
 + FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.6
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 d
+ Slackware Linux 8.1
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 c
+ Conectiva Linux 8.0
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ S.u.S.E. Linux 8.0 i386
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 8.0
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 b-36.8
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 b
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.1
 + OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.0
 + Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
 + Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
 + RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
 + RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
 + RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
 + RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
 + RedHat Linux 7.3 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.3
+ RedHat Linux 7.2 ia64
 + RedHat Linux 7.2 i686
 + RedHat Linux 7.2 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.2
+ RedHat Linux Advanced Work Station 2.1
+ S.u.S.E. Linux 7.3 sparc
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.3 ppc
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.3 i386
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Connectivity Server
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Database Server 0
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Firewall on CD
+ S.u.S.E. Office Server
+ S.u.S.E. SuSE eMail Server III
+ Sun Linux 5.0.7
+ Sun Linux 5.0.6
+ Sun Linux 5.0.5
+ Sun Linux 5.0.3
+ Sun Linux 5.0
+ SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
 OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 a
+ Conectiva Linux 7.0
+ NetBSD NetBSD 1.5.3
+ NetBSD NetBSD 1.5.2
+ NetBSD NetBSD 1.5.1
+ NetBSD NetBSD 1.5
+ S.u.S.E. Linux 7.2 i386
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1 sparc
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1 ppc
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1 alpha
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
+ Conectiva Linux 6.0
+ EnGarde Secure Linux 1.0.1
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ NetBSD NetBSD 1.6 beta
 + NetBSD NetBSD 1.6
+ NetBSD NetBSD 1.5.3
+ NetBSD NetBSD 1.5.2
+ NetBSD NetBSD 1.5.1
+ NetBSD NetBSD 1.5
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.9
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.0
+ RedHat Linux 7.3 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.3
+ RedHat Linux 7.2 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.2 alpha
 + RedHat Linux 7.1 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.1 alpha
 + RedHat Linux 7.0 sparc
 + RedHat Linux 7.0 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.0 alpha
 + Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.1
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.8g
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.8f
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.8 f
NetBSD NetBSD 4.0.2
NetBSD NetBSD 4.0.1
NetBSD NetBSD 5.0 RC3
NetBSD NetBSD 5.0
NetBSD NetBSD 4.0 BETA2
NetBSD NetBSD 4.0
NetBSD NetBSD 4,0_Beta
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
HP System Management Homepage 6.0 .96
HP System Management Homepage 6.0.0.95
Avaya Voice Portal 5.0 SP1
Avaya Voice Portal 5.0
Avaya Aura Session Manager 1.1
Not Vulnerable: OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.8 i

Discussion

OpenSSL 'ChangeCipherSpec' DTLS Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability

OpenSSL is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability caused by a NULL-pointer dereference condition.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

Versions prior to OpenSSL 0.9.8i are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

OpenSSL 'ChangeCipherSpec' DTLS Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

OpenSSL 'ChangeCipherSpec' DTLS Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 lpia

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 amd64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 i386

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 j

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 d

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 c

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 b-36.8

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 e

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 h

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 a

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 f

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 b

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.6 g

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 f

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 i

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 m

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 c

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 beta2

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 beta1

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 j

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 a

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 l

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 e

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 h

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 g

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 beta3

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 b

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.7 k

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.8 a

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.8 c

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.8 b

OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.8

MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64

References

OpenSSL 'ChangeCipherSpec' DTLS Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

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