The ssl3_get_record function in ssl/s3_pkt.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)…

Description

The ssl3_get_record function in ssl/s3_pkt.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed record in a TLS connection that triggers a NULL pointer dereference, related to the minor version number. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

20.3% · top 2.5% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (24)

• 42724 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• HPSBUX02531 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2011-06-23-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20100324.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [syslog-ng-announce] 20110110 syslog-ng Premium Edition 3.0.6a has been released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0710 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0839 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• MDVSA-2010:076 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• HPSBUX02517 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• [syslog-ng-announce] 20110110 syslog-ng Premium Edition 3.2.1a has been released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 1023748 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 39932 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0933 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11731 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 43311 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2010-1216 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 42733 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2010-5744 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory.asc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 00:59 UTC.