CVE-2005-4839 Information disclosure in n/a
An attacker can read sensitive data from previous certificates due to improper memory clearing in the PureTLS library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-4839?
CVE-2005-4839 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Apr 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PureTLS before 0.9b5 does not clear optional Extensions and Algorithm.Parameters values before parsing, which might trigger an information leak of values from earlier certificates.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4839?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Claymore Systems Inc Puretls.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4839?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4839 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-4839 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4839 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m93p-78fx-rr4f.