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RHSA-2017:2494

RHSA-2017:2494 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

A memory leak flaw was found in the way OpenSSL handled TLS status request extension data during session renegotiation. A remote attacker could cause a TLS server using OpenSSL to consume an excessive amount of memory and, possibly, exit unexpectedly after exhausting all available memory, if it enabled OCSP stapling support.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Red HatRed Hat JBoss Web Server 2.1

Timeline

  • Aug 21, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory
  • May 14, 2026 CVE Updated
  • May 15, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • May 15, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • May 15, 2026 Security Advisory
  • May 15, 2026 Security Advisory
  • May 15, 2026 Security Advisory
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