DSA-2025-432: Security Update for Dell BSAFE™ SSL-J Vulnerability
Summary: Dell BSAFE SSL-J remediation is available to address a vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.
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Impact
High
Details
| Proprietary Code CVE | Description | CVSS Base Score | CVSS Vector String |
| CVE-2025-46638
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Dell BSAFE SSL-J contains an allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Proprietary Code CVE | Description | CVSS Base Score | CVSS Vector String |
| CVE-2025-46638
|
Dell BSAFE SSL-J contains an allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected Products & Remediation
| CVE addressed | Product | Affected versions | Remediated versions | Link |
| CVE-2025-46638 | Dell BSAFE SSL-J | Versions prior to 7.4 | Version 7.4 | How To Request a Dell BSAFE product download |
| CVE addressed | Product | Affected versions | Remediated versions | Link |
| CVE-2025-46638 | Dell BSAFE SSL-J | Versions prior to 7.4 | Version 7.4 | How To Request a Dell BSAFE product download |
Workarounds & Mitigations
| CVE ID | Workaround and Mitigation |
| CVE-2025-46638 | Use the javax.net.ssl.sessionCacheSize property to set a limit. |
Revision History
| Revision | Date | Description |
| 1.0 | 2025-12-02 | Initial Release |
| 2.0 | 2026-06-02 | Public CVE details |
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Affected Products
BSAFE SSL-JArticle Properties
Article Number: 000398976
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 02 Jun 2026
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