openssl is vulnerability to CVE-2009-3245

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2009-3245

OpenSSL before 0.9.8m does not check for a NULL return value from bn_wexpand function calls in (1) crypto/bn/bn_div.c, (2) crypto/bn/bn_gf2m.c, (3) crypto/ec/ec2_smpl.c, and (4) engines/e_ubsec.c, which has unspecified impact and context-dependent attack vectors.

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase of over 48,000 articles and solutions.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In
Close

Welcome! Check out the Getting Started with Red Hat page for quick tours and guides for common tasks.