VDB-5473 · File 113173 · OSVDB 82474

OpenSSL up to 1.0.1 Command Line Utility Signing Certificate Password memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OpenSSL up to 1.0.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Command Line Utility. This manipulation as part of Signing Certificate Password causes memory corruption. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in OpenSSL up to 1.0.1 (Network Encryption Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Command Line Utility. The manipulation as part of a Signing Certificate Password leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 05/22/2012. The weakness was presented 06/01/2012 by Vincent J. Buccigrossi III and David M. Anthony as File 113173 (Packetstorm). The advisory is shared at packetstormsecurity.org. The public release happened without involvement of the project team. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (82474†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/22/2012 🔍
05/31/2012 +9 days 🔍
06/01/2012 +1 days 🔍
06/01/2012 +0 days 🔍
06/05/2012 +4 days 🔍
04/27/2018 +2152 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: openssl.org

Advisory: File 113173
Researcher: Vincent J. Buccigrossi III, David M. Anthony
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5473
OSVDB: 82474

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/05/2012 14:17
Updated: 04/27/2018 09:20
Changes: 06/05/2012 14:17 (46), 04/27/2018 09:20 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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