USN-4745-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4745-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4745-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4745-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2021-02-23T19:33:18.224910Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:21Z
Summary
openssl vulnerabilities
Details

David Benjamin discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled comparing certificates containing a EDIPartyName name type. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-1971)

Tavis Ormandy discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled parsing issuer fields. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-23841)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / openssl

Package

Name
openssl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssl@1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.27+esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.27+esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.1e-3ubuntu1
1.0.1e-4ubuntu1
1.0.1e-4ubuntu2
1.0.1e-4ubuntu3
1.0.1e-4ubuntu4
1.0.1f-1ubuntu1
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.1
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.2
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.3
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.4
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.5
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.7
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.8
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.11
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.12
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.15
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.16
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.17
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.18
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.19
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.20
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.21
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.22
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.23
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.24
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.25
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.26
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.27
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.27+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.27+esm2",
            "binary_name": "libssl-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.27+esm2",
            "binary_name": "libssl1.0.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.27+esm2",
            "binary_name": "openssl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "high",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-1971"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-23841"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}