Vulnerability in Openssl

CVE-2009-4355

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 incorre…

EPSS: 0.089 (94.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Openssl — versions 0.9.1c, 0.9.2b, 0.9.3
  • Redhat Openssl — versions 0.9.6-15, 0.9.6b-3, 0.9.7a-2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-4355?
CVE-2009-4355 is a vulnerability in Openssl, classified under CWE-399. Published 2010-01-14.
Is CVE-2009-4355 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.