CVE-2010-0740

openssl: "Record of death" vulnerability in 0.9.8f through 0.9.8m

Published Mar 26, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 20.3% KEV · Not listed
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.

Analysis

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Remediation

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-20

    Improper Input Validation

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:59 AM
Reserved
Feb 26, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 26, 2010, 6:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:16 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 24, 2010, 12:00 AM