CVE-2010-0740
mediumpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.203 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-12334OpenSSL - Remote Denial of Servicefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (9)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (48)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory.ascenisa_euvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038587.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127128920008563&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127557640302499&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39932enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42724enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42733enisa_euvd
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