CVE-2014-0160
Description
An information disclosure flaw was found in the way OpenSSL handled TLS and DTLS Heartbeat Extension packets. A malicious TLS or DTLS client or server could send a specially crafted TLS or DTLS Heartbeat packet to disclose a limited portion of memory per request from a connected client or server. Note that the disclosed portions of memory could potentially include sensitive information such as private keys.
Security Bulletin
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of openssl as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 and earlier, Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 and 6, and Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 and 2. This issue does affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Beta, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor 6.5, and Red Hat Storage 2.1, which provided openssl 1.0.1e. Errata have been released to correct this issue.
Additional information can be found in the Red Hat Knowledgebase article: https://access.redhat.com/site/announcements/781953
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5 | 5 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Low | Low | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity,Confidentiality,Availability
Technical Impact: Read Memory; Modify Memory; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Buffer overflows often can be used to execute arbitrary code, which is usually outside the scope of a program's implicit security policy. This can often be used to subvert any other security service.
Availability
Technical Impact: Modify Memory; DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart; DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
Buffer overflows generally lead to crashes. Other attacks leading to lack of availability are possible, including putting the program into an infinite loop.
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank OpenSSL project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Neel Mehta (Google Security) as the original reporter.
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