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Are Connect for ODBC drivers vulnerable to OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2018-0739 ?

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TitleAre Connect for ODBC drivers vulnerable to OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2018-0739 ?
URL Nameare-connect-for-odbc-drivers-vulnerable-to-openssl-vulnerability-cve-2018-0739
Article Number000117753
EnvironmentProduct: Connect/ Connect64 for ODBC drivers
Version: 7.1.x , 8.0.x
OS: All supported platforms
Database: All supported databases
Application: All supported applications
Question/Problem Description
Are Connect for ODBC drivers vulnerable to OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2018-0739 ?
The OpenSSL Security Advisory is here: https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20180327.txt
 
Steps to Reproduce
Clarifying Information
CVE-2018-0739: (moderate)
Constructed ASN.1 types with a recursive definition (such as can be found in PKCS7) could eventually exceed the stack given malicious input with excessive recursion. This could result in a Denial Of Service attack. There are no such structures used within SSL/TLS that come from untrusted sources so this is considered safe.
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Enhancement Number
Cause
Resolution
No. Connect for ODBC drivers are not vulnerable to OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2018-0739.
Workaround
Notes
This vulnerability is specific to PKCS7 which is not supported certificate format for Connect/Connect64 for ODBC drivers.
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Last Modified Date7/13/2018 2:03 PM
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