CVE-2011-4108 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

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.

All Openssl Openssl vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4108, GHSA-g8h7-34h7-3c73.

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