CVE-2011-4108 Weak cryptography in n/a
Remote attackers can recover plaintext from DTLS connections via a padding oracle attack due to improper MAC validation in OpenSSL.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-4108?
CVE-2011-4108 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openssl Openssl, published on 6 Jan 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The DTLS implementation in OpenSSL before 0.9.8s and 1.x before 1.0.0f performs a MAC check only if certain padding is valid, which makes it easier for remote attackers to recover plaintext via a padding oracle attack.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4108?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openssl Openssl.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4108?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2011-4108 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4108 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Openssl Openssl
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4108, GHSA-g8h7-34h7-3c73.