CVE-2004-0079

Description

The do_change_cipher_spec function in OpenSSL 0.9.6c to 0.9.6k, and 0.9.7a to 0.9.7c, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted SSL/TLS handshake that triggers a null dereference.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.67% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9899 vdb entry vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-October/msg00087.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-4135.html vendor advisory broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108403806509920&w=2 vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-121.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:023 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2621 signature vdb entry broken link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000834 vendor advisory broken link
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2004.10/SCOSA-2004.10.txt vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17381 third party advisory broken link
http://www.uniras.gov.uk/vuls/2004/224012/index.htm broken link
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-095.shtml third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9779 signature vdb entry broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A975 signature vdb entry broken link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/57524 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_07_openssl.html vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00045.html broken link
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20040317.txt third party advisory
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:05.openssl.asc vendor advisory broken link
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2004-005.txt.asc vendor advisory broken link
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-101.shtml third party advisory broken link government resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-078A.html broken link third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/17401 third party advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-829.html vendor advisory broken link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-239.htm third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A870 signature vdb entry broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-830.html vendor advisory broken link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-03.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/11139 third party advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-120.html vendor advisory broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107953412903636&w=2 mailing list
http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE88&locale=EN&userlocale=EN_US broken link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/17398 third party advisory broken link
http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.455961 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-139.html vendor advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15505 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0012 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040317-openssl.shtml vendor advisory broken link
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798 broken link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/288574 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-465 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/18247 third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5770 signature vdb entry broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0079?
CVE-2004-0079 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0079?
To fix CVE-2004-0079, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0079 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2004-0079 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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