# CVE-2011-4619: The Server Gated Cryptography (SGC) implementation in OpenSSL before 0.9.8s and 1.x before 1.0.0f does not properly handle handshake restart

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-01-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Server Gated Cryptography (SGC) implementation in OpenSSL before 0.9.8s and 1.x before 1.0.0f does not properly handle handshake restarts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/48528
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1004564
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00017.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:006
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092905.html
- http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20120104.txt
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00018.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1308.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1307.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737740
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132750648501816&w=2
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:007
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1306.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134039053214295&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57353
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728068926468&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133951357207000&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2390

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