CVE-2010-0740

N/A Unknown
Published: March 26, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory.asc
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038587.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127128920008563&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127557640302499&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/39932
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/43311
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:076
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20100324.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023748
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0710
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0839
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0933
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1216
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000101.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000102.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11731
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038587.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127128920008563&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127557640302499&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39932
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43311
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:076
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20100324.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023748
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0710
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0839
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0933
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1216
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000101.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000102.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11731
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

48 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
15.5%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

openssl

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