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[CVE-2015-0291]

Published:2015-04-18

CVE ID:CVE-2015-0291

Announcement time: 2015-04-18


Description

ClientHello sigalgs DoS. If a client connects to an OpenSSL 1.0.2 server and renegotiates with an invalid signature algorithms extension a NULL pointer dereference will occur. This can be exploited in a DoS attack against the server. (original advisory). Reported by David Ramos (Stanford University).

Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2a (Affected 1.0.2)


Sources:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0291

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32745/


Update:

SHIDdaemon openssl 1.0.1j -- > openssl 1.0.2a