OpenSSL prior 0.9.6b-3 dtls1_retrieve_buffered_fragment resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenSSL. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is the function dtls1_retrieve_buffered_fragment. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-1387. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenSSL (Network Encryption Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function dtls1_retrieve_buffered_fragment. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The dtls1_retrieve_buffered_fragment function in ssl/d1_both.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.0 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an out-of-sequence DTLS handshake message, related to a "fragment bug."

The bug was discovered 05/11/2009. The weakness was presented 06/04/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at rt.openssl.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-1387 since 04/23/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 24 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78179 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : OpenSSL DTLS Buffer vulnerability (SOL15348)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family F5 Networks Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86880 (HP System Management Homepage Cross-Site Scripting and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (c02029444)).

Upgrading to version 0.9.6b-3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51198), Tenable (78179), SecurityFocus (BID 35417†), OSVDB (55072†) and Secunia (SA35571†). See VDB-41652, VDB-45748, VDB-45179 and VDB-48417 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 78179
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : OpenSSL DTLS Buffer vulnerability (SOL15348)
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OpenVAS ID: 64920
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1888-1 (openssl, openssl097)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenSSL 0.9.6b-3

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04/23/2009 🔍
05/11/2009 +18 days 🔍
06/02/2009 +22 days 🔍
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06/04/2009 +2 days 🔍
06/04/2009 +0 days 🔍
06/22/2009 +18 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +1823 days 🔍
10/10/2014 +113 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +158 days 🔍
09/06/2019 +1634 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: openssl.org

Advisory: rt.openssl.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-1387 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1387
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48418

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X-Force: 51198
SecurityFocus: 35417 - OpenSSL 'dtls1_retrieve_buffered_fragment()' DTLS Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 35571
OSVDB: 55072 - CVE-2009-1387 - OpenSSL - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 22630 - OpenSSL < 1.0.0 Beta 2 Out-of-Sequence DTLS Handshake Message Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-0528

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/06/2019 15:14
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (76), 09/06/2019 15:14 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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