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openssl: client NULL dereference crash on malformed handshake packets

Published Jan 9, 2014

Description

The ssl3_take_mac function in ssl/s3_both.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1f allows remote TLS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted Next Protocol Negotiation record in a TLS handshake.

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Red Hat statement

This issue did not affect the versions of openssl as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and earlier.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jan 9, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 12, 2013
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Jan 6, 2014