CVE-2009-4355

N/A Unknown
Published: January 14, 2010 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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 incorrect calls to the CRYPTO_cleanup_all_ex_data function, as demonstrated by use of SSLv3 and PHP with the Apache HTTP Server, a related issue to CVE-2008-1678.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=19068
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=19069
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=19167
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038587.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039561.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127128920008563&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/38175
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38181
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38200
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38761
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/39461
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.663049
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0004
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1970
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:022
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/13/3
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-884-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0124
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0839
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0916
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546707
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3157
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11260
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12168
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6678
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=19068
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=19069
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=19167
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038587.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039561.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127128920008563&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38175
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38181
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38200
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38761
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39461
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.663049
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0004
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1970
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:022
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/13/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-884-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0124
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0839
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0916
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546707
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3157
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11260
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12168
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6678
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

60 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
20.2%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

redhat openssl

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