The ssl_get_algorithm2 function in ssl/s3_lib.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.2 obtains a certain version number from an incorrect data structure,…

Description

The ssl_get_algorithm2 function in ssl/s3_lib.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.2 obtains a certain version number from an incorrect data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted traffic from a TLS 1.2 client.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

21.2% · top 2.4% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-310 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-310 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (27)

• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2014:0012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg400001843 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2014:0018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• GLSA-201412-39 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• DSA-2833 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• FEDORA-2014-9308 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg400001841 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 64530 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2014:0015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2014:0048 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• USN-2079-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• FEDORA-2013-23768 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• http://rt.openssl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=3200&user=guest&pass=guest (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2013-23788 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2014:0015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
• https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TS-2355 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1029548 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• FEDORA-2014-9301 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2013-23794 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• http://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ca989269a2876bae79393bd54c3e72d49975fc75 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045363 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2014:0041 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_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)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 17:39 UTC.