USN-3087-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities
Shi Lei discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled the OCSP Status Request extension. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause memory consumption, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-6304) Guido Vranken discovered that OpenSSL used undefined behaviour when performing pointer arithmetic. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue has only been addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS in this update. (CVE-2016-2177) César Pereida, Billy Brumley, and Yuval Yarom discovered that OpenSSL did not properly use constant-time operations when performing DSA signing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cache-timing attack and recover private DSA keys. (CVE-2016-2178) Quan Luo discovered that OpenSSL did not properly restrict the lifetime of queue entries in the DTLS implementation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-2179) Shi Lei discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled memory in the TSOBJprintbio() function. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-2180) It was discovered that the OpenSSL incorrectly handled the DTLS anti-replay feature. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-2181) Shi Lei discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly validated division results. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-2182) Karthik Bhargavan and Gaetan Leurent discovered that the DES and Triple DES ciphers were vulnerable to birthday attacks. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to obtain clear text data from long encrypted sessions. This update moves DES from the HIGH cipher list to MEDIUM. (CVE-2016-2183) Shi Lei discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain ticket lengths. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-6302) Shi Lei discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled memory in the MDC2Update() function. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-6303) Shi Lei discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly performed certain message length checks. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-6306)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of USN-3087-1?
The vulnerability USN-3087-1 has a high severity due to potential denial of service caused by memory consumption.
How do I fix USN-3087-1?
To fix USN-3087-1, update OpenSSL to the patched versions 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.4, 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.20, or 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.37 depending on your Ubuntu version.
What versions of OpenSSL are affected by USN-3087-1?
USN-3087-1 affects OpenSSL versions prior to 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.4, 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.20, and 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.37.
Can USN-3087-1 lead to system exploitation?
While USN-3087-1 primarily leads to denial of service, it does not directly permit exploitation of the system.
Who discovered the issues in USN-3087-1?
USN-3087-1 vulnerabilities were discovered by Shi Lei and Guido Vranken.