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CVE-2010-0740

OpenSSL - Remote Denial of Service

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

La función ssl3_get_record en ssl/s3_pkt.c en OpenSSL v0.9.8f hasta v0.9.8m permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) a través de un registro mal formado en una conexión TLS que provoca una desreferencia a puntero NULL, relativo al número de versión menor. NOTA: algunos de estos detalles se han obtenido de información de terceras personas.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2010-02-26 CVE Reserved
  • 2010-03-26 CVE Published
  • 2010-04-22 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-06 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
References (25)
URL Tag Source
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory.asc X_refsource_confirm
http://secunia.com/advisories/39932 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43311 Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723 X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023748 Vdb Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html X_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html X_refsource_confirm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0839 Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0933 Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1216 Vdb Entry
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50 X_refsource_confirm
https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000101.html Mailing List
https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000102.html Mailing List
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11731 Signature
URL Date SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12334 2010-04-22
URL Date SRC
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20100324.txt 2023-11-07
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0710 2023-11-07
URL Date SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html 2023-11-07
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038587.html 2023-11-07
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127128920008563&w=2 2023-11-07
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127557640302499&w=2 2023-11-07
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:076 2023-11-07
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Openssl
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 Openssl
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 0.9.8f
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Affected
Openssl
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 Openssl
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 0.9.8g
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Affected
Openssl
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 Openssl
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 0.9.8h
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Affected
Openssl
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 Openssl
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 0.9.8i
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "0.9.8i"
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Affected
Openssl
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 Openssl
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 0.9.8j
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Affected
Openssl
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 Openssl
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 0.9.8k
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Affected
Openssl
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 Openssl
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 0.9.8l
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "0.9.8l"
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Affected
Openssl
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 Openssl
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 0.9.8m
Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version "0.9.8m"
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Affected