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In March 2021, a vulnerability in OpenSSL was disclosed[1] that could cause OpenSSL TLS server services to crash when sent a maliciously crafted renegotiation ClientHello message from a client, leading to a possible denial of service. It could also result in the disclosure of private memory contents. The following vulnerability may affect the data plane of ACOS devices and is addressed in this document.
| Item | Score | |||
| # | Vulnerability ID | Source | Score | Summary |
| 1 | CVE-2021-3449 | CVSS 3.0 | 5.9 Medium | openssl: NULL pointer dereference in signature_algorithms processing[2] |
The table below indicates releases of ACOS exposed to this vulnerability and ACOS releases that address them. ACOS release families not indicated below are unaffected by these vulnerabilities.
Customers using affected ACOS releases can overcome vulnerability exposures by updating to the indicated resolved release. If the table does not list a corresponding resolved or unaffected release, then no ACOS release update is currently available.
| Releases Affected | Releases Resolved or Unaffected |
|---|---|
| 5.2.0 – 5.2.1-P1 | 5.2.1-P2 |
| 5.0.0 – 5.1.0-P5 | 5.1.0-P6 |
None
Software updates that address these vulnerabilities are or will be published at the following URL:
http://www.a10networks.com/support/axseries/software-downloads
The following table shares brief descriptions for the vulnerabilities addressed in this document.
| Vulnerability ID | Vulnerability Description |
|---|---|
| CVE-2021-3449 |
An OpenSSL TLS server may crash if sent a maliciously crafted renegotiation ClientHello message from a client. If a TLSv1.2 renegotiation ClientHello omits the signature_algorithms extension (where it was present in the initial ClientHello), but includes a signature_algorithms_cert extension then a NULL pointer dereference will result, leading to a crash and a denial of service attack. A server is only vulnerable if it has TLSv1.2 and renegotiation enabled (which is the default configuration). OpenSSL TLS clients are not impacted by this issue. All OpenSSL 1.1.1 versions are affected by this issue. Users of these versions should upgrade to OpenSSL 1.1.1k. OpenSSL 1.0.2 is not impacted by this issue. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1k (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1j). |
| Ref # | General Link |
|---|---|
| 1 | OpenSSL Security Advisory [25 March 2021] |
| 2 | NIST NVD, CVE-2021-3449 |
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| Revision | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 23, 2021 |
Initial Publication |
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