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RHSA-2021%3A4863

RHSA-2021%3A4863 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.400000095367432 HIGH

It was found that openssl assumed ASN.1 strings to be NUL terminated. A malicious actor may be able to force an application into calling openssl function with a specially crafted, non-NUL terminated string to deliberately hit this bug, which may result in a crash of the application, causing a Denial of Service attack, or possibly, memory disclosure. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.400000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Red HatRed Hat JBoss Web Server 5

Timeline

  • Nov 30, 2021 CVE Published
  • May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
  • May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
  • May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
  • May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
  • May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
  • May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
  • May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
  • May 14, 2026 CVE Updated
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