CVE-2018-1000808 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in Project Pyopenssl
Severity
5.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 63.01%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedOct 8
Latest updateNov 8
Description
Python Cryptographic Authority pyopenssl version Before 17.5.0 contains a CWE - 401 : Failure to Release Memory Before Removing Last Reference vulnerability in PKCS #12 Store that can result in Denial of service if memory runs low or is exhausted. This attack appear to be exploitable via Depends upon calling application, however it could be as simple as initiating a TLS connection. Anything that would cause the calling application to reload certificates from a PKCS #12 store.. This vulnerability…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages8 packages
Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 16.04
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
5📋Vendor Advisories
3💬Community
3Bugzilla▶
CVE-2018-1000808 pyOpenSSL: Failure to release memory before removing last reference in PKCS #12 Store↗2018-10-17