MEDIUM
openssl: "Record of death" vulnerability in 0.9.8f through 0.9.8m
Published Mar 26, 2010
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 20.35%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of openssl as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
20.35% 0.20350
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.20350
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (48 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 20.35% (0.20350) | 97.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 20.35% (0.20350) | 97.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 15.47% (0.15469) | 94.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 13.61% (0.13609) | 94.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 15.47% (0.15469) | 94.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 13.61% (0.13609) | 94.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 15.47% (0.15469) | 94.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 13.61% (0.13609) | 94.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 15.47% (0.15469) | 94.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 17.44% (0.17443) | 94.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 15.47% (0.15469) | 94.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 13.61% (0.13609) | 94.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 15.47% (0.15469) | 94.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 13.61% (0.13609) | 93.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 15.47% (0.15469) | 94.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 17.44% (0.17443) | 94.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 15.47% (0.15469) | 94.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 13.61% (0.13609) | 94.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 5, 2025 | 17.44% (0.17443) | 94.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 15.40% (0.15400) | 94.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 17.44% (0.17443) | 94.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 15.40% (0.15400) | 94.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 17.44% (0.17443) | 94.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 16, 2025 | 15.47% (0.15469) | 94.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 21.91% (0.21912) | 95.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 16.01% (0.16009) | 94.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 5, 2025 | 21.91% (0.21912) | 95.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 16.01% (0.16009) | 94.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 21.91% (0.21912) | 95.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 16.01% (0.16009) | 94.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 6, 2025 | 21.91% (0.21912) | 95.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 16.01% (0.16009) | 94.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 21.91% (0.21912) | 95.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 33.17% (0.33175) | 95.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 21.91% (0.21912) | 95.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 19.64% (0.19639) | 94.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 87.00% (0.87002) | 98.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.20% (0.95198) | 99.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 95.59% (0.95591) | 99.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | 95.99% (0.95989) | 99.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 5, 2023 | 95.81% (0.95812) | 99.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 22, 2023 | 95.89% (0.95893) | 99.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2023 | 95.99% (0.95989) | 99.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2023 | 96.09% (0.96092) | 99.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.39% (0.96387) | 99.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (28)
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory.asc x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038587.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127128920008563&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127557640302499&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39932 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42724 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42733 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43311 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:076 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20100324.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023748 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- 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/2010/0710 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0839 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0933 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1216 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0740 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=576584 Issue Tracking
- 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-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000102.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0740
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11731 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0740
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Mar 26, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 26, 2010
Link CVE-2010-0740
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a