CVE-2009-3245

Description

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.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 19.55% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0916 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11738 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/39461 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=openssl-cvs&m=126692159706582&w=2 mailing list patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039561.html vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.663049 vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6640 vdb entry signature
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127678688104458&w=2 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=openssl-cvs&m=126692170906712&w=2 mailing list patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/38761 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38562 vdb entry
https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000101.html mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9790 vdb entry signature
http://marc.info/?l=openssl-cvs&m=126692180606861&w=2 mailing list patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0977.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0839 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:076 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127128920008563&w=2 vendor advisory
https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000102.html mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1003-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39932 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0933 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0896.html vendor advisory
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1216 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37291 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038587.html vendor advisory
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory.asc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153392/ABB-HMI-Outdated-Software-Components.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3245?
CVE-2009-3245 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3245?
To fix CVE-2009-3245, 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-2009-3245 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3245 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~20% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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