---------------------------------------------------------------------- Use WSUS to deploy 3rd party patches Public BETA http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_3rd_third_party_patching/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: OpenSSL Kerberos "kssk_keytab_is_available()" Denial of Service SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA38807 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/38807/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in OpenSSL, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). The vulnerability is caused due to the "kssk_keytab_is_available()" function in ssl/kssl.c not checking the return value of a call to the "krb5_sname_to_principal()" function, which can be exploited to cause a NULL pointer dereference by e.g. sending certain cipher suites within the client hello. Successful exploitation requires that OpenSSL is compiled with Kerberos support and may also depend on the Kerberos version and the setup. SOLUTION: Fixed in the CVS repository. http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=19374 PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Todd Rinaldo ORIGINAL ADVISORY: OpenSSL: http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=19374 Red Hat: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567711 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=569774 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/03/5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------