CVE-2020-1971
Public on 2020-12-08
Modified on 2020-12-08
Description
A null pointer dereference flaw was found in openssl. A remote attacker, able to control the arguments of the GENERAL_NAME_cmp function, could cause the application, compiled with openssl to crash resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | edk2 | 2024-03-13 | ALAS2-2024-2502 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | openssl | 2020-12-08 | ALAS-2020-1456 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | openssl | 2020-12-08 | ALAS2-2020-1573 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | openssl11 | 2020-12-08 | ALAS2-2020-1573 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |