CVE-2011-4576

N/A Unknown
Published: January 06, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory3.asc
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092905.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00017.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00018.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132750648501816&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133951357207000&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134039053214295&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1306.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1307.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1308.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48528
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/55069
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/57353
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1004564
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2390
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737740
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:006
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:007
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20120104.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory3.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092905.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00017.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00018.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132750648501816&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133951357207000&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134039053214295&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1306.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1307.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1308.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48528
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/55069
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/57353
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1004564
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2390
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737740
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:006
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:007
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20120104.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
14.5%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-310

Affected Vendors

openssl

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