OpenSSL TLS Handshake Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:64691

Info

OpenSSL TLS Handshake Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 64691
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2013-4353
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 06 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:27PM
Credit: Anton Johansson
Vulnerable: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor for RHEL 6 0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.2
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 1.0.1c
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 1.0.1a
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 1.0.1
IBM Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) 2.1
IBM Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) 2.2
IBM Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) 2.1
IBM Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) 2.0
IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 4.2.1.185
IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 4.2.1 Fix Pack 4
IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 4.2.1
IBM Tivoli Management Framework 4.1.1
IBM Storwize V7000 Unified 1.3.1.0
IBM Storwize V7000 Unified 1.3.0.5
IBM Storwize V7000 Unified 1.3.0.0
IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage 1.3.0.5
IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage 1.3.0.4
IBM Rational ClearCase 7.1.2.2
IBM Rational ClearCase 7.1.1.5
IBM Rational ClearCase 7.1.1.4
IBM AIX 7.1
IBM AIX 6.1
IBM AIX 5.3
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
CentOS CentOS 6
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.2.1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.1.3
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.1.2
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.1.1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.2
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.1 SP2
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.1 Sp1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.0 SP1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.0
Avaya Aura Session Manager 5.2 SP2
Avaya Aura Session Manager 5.2 SP1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 5.2
Avaya Aura Experience Portal 6.0
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server DEFINITY Server SI/CS
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8100
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8300
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8500
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8700
Attachmate Reflection X 14.1
Attachmate Reflection X 14.0
Attachmate Reflection 14.1 SP1
Attachmate Reflection 14.1
Attachmate Reflection 14.0 SP1
Attachmate Reflection 14.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

OpenSSL TLS Handshake Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability

OpenSSL is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly process certain maliciously crafted S/MIME messages.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash a connecting client and cause denial-of-service conditions.

OpenSSL 1.0.1e, 1.0.1d, 1.0.1c, 1.0.1b, 1.0.1a and 1.0.1 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

OpenSSL TLS Handshake Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

OpenSSL TLS Handshake Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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

References

OpenSSL TLS Handshake Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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