CVE-2004-0081

Description

OpenSSL 0.9.6 before 0.9.6d does not properly handle unknown message types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop), as demonstrated using the Codenomicon TLS Test Tool.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.44% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory linuxsecurity.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory sco.com Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory fedoranews.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory cisco.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9899	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-4135.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107955049331965&w=2	mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-121.html	vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000834	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2004.10/SCOSA-2004.10.txt	vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040304-01-U.asc	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15509	vdb entry
http://www.uniras.gov.uk/vuls/2004/224012/index.htm
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-095.shtml	vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/57524	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A871	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11755	vdb entry signature
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/465542	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-078A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-03.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/11139	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-120.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-119.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A902	vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-139.html	vendor advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0012	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108403850228012&w=2	mailing list
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040317-openssl.shtml	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-465	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0081?: CVE-2004-0081 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0081?: To fix CVE-2004-0081, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0081 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0081 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.