CVE-2011-4576 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information by decrypting SSL padding data due to improper initialization 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-2011-4576?
CVE-2011-4576 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 SSL 3.0 implementation in OpenSSL before 0.9.8s and 1.x before 1.0.0f does not properly initialize data structures for block cipher padding, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by decrypting the padding data sent by an SSL peer.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4576?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openssl Openssl.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4576?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2011-4576 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4576 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Openssl Openssl
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4576, GHSA-cr84-m7vr-7v6v.