OpenSSL S/MIME Header Processing NULL pointer reference Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Affected Systems:
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 1.x
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.x
Unaffected system:
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 1.0.0h 0
OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 0.9.8u 0
Description:
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Bugtraq id: 52764
Cve id: CVE-2012-1165

OpenSSL is an open-source SSL implementation that implements high-strength encryption for network communication. It is widely used in various network applications.

OpenSSL has a remote denial of service vulnerability in the implementation of malformed S/MIME messages. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to crash affected applications.

<* Source: Tomas Hoger (thoger@redhat.com)

Link: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/13/2
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Suggestion:
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Vendor patch:

OpenSSL Project
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Http://www.openssl.org/