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CVE-2010-2939

MEDIUMEPSS 95th pctl
4.3
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

Double free vulnerability in the ssl3_get_key_exchange function in the OpenSSL client (ssl/s3_clnt.c) in OpenSSL 1.0.0a, 0.9.8, 0.9.7, and possibly other versions, when using ECDH, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted private key with an invalid prime. NOTE: some sources refer to this as a use-after-free issue.

How to fix

Remediation Available
opensslDebian
Fixed in:0.9.8o-2CVE-2010-2939
Fixed in:0.9.8o-2CVE-2010-2939
Fixed in:0.9.8o-2CVE-2010-2939
Fixed in:0.9.8o-2CVE-2010-2939

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

9.98%probability of exploitation in 30 days
95thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2009-3103High10.090%--
CVE-2009-0075High9.385%--
CVE-2005-1790Low2.683%--
CVE-2010-0806High8.882%KEV-
CVE-2009-2526High7.882%--
CVE-2015-1868High7.882%-Fix
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