CVE-2014-8176
Public on 2015-06-12
Modified on 2015-06-16
Description
An invalid-free flaw was found in the way OpenSSL handled certain DTLS handshake messages. A malicious DTLS client or server could send a specially crafted message to the peer, which could cause the application to crash or potentially result in arbitrary code execution.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | openssl | 2015-06-16 | ALAS-2015-550 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |