Description
Memory leak in the zlib_stateful_finish function in crypto/comp/c_zlib.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8l and earlier and 1.0.0 Beta through Beta 4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors that trigger incorrect calls to the CRYPTO_cleanup_all_ex_data function, as demonstrated by use of SSLv3 and PHP with the Apache HTTP Server, a related issue to CVE-2008-1678.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-1970-1 | New openssl packages fix denial of service |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-884-1 | OpenSSL vulnerability |
References
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T07:01:19.955Z
Reserved: 2009-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-4355
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Status : Modified
Published: 2010-01-14T19:30:00.390
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-4355
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN