CVE-2010-5298

Description

Race condition in the ssl3_read_bytes function in s3_pkt.c in OpenSSL through 1.0.1g, when SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject data across sessions or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and parsing error) via an SSL connection in a multithreaded environment.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.64% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/59342 third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/59669 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66801 vdb entry third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140544599631400&w=2 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html third party advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676655 third party advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05301946 third party advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676879 broken link
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677828 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140621259019789&w=2 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59300 third party advisory not applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-05.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
https://rt.openssl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=3265&user=guest&pass=guest broken link
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24037783 third party advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677695 third party advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676529 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676889 broken link
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136473.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:090 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/59440 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59655 third party advisory not applicable
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677836 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59437 third party advisory not applicable
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5095754 broken link
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0006.html third party advisory
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-14-018/ third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00016.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676356 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140389274407904&w=2 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX140876 third party advisory
http://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/security/openssl/files/patch-ssl-s3_pkt.c?revision=351191&view=markup broken link
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5095757 broken link
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0187.html third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/58939 third party advisory not applicable
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20140605-openssl third party advisory vendor advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=KB29195 permissions required
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10075 broken link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html third party advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676419 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59438 third party advisory not applicable
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141658880509699&w=2 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20140605.txt third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23 third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/59301 third party advisory not applicable
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA80 broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140904544427729&w=2 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10629 third party advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678167 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136470.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140752315422991&w=2 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140389355508263&w=2 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140448122410568&w=2 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59666 third party advisory not applicable
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140431828824371&w=2 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59413 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.openbsd.org/errata55.html#004_openssl third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html third party advisory
http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/5.5/common/004_openssl.patch.sig third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/59721 third party advisory not applicable
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5095756 broken link
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676062 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/58713 third party advisory not applicable
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21673137 broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:062 vendor advisory broken link
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676035 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/59450 third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/59287 third party advisory not applicable
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21683332 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/58977 third party advisory not applicable
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7015271 third party advisory
http://www.tedunangst.com/flak/post/analysis-of-openssl-freelist-reuse third party advisory
https://rt.openssl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=2167&user=guest&pass=guest broken link
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB36051 broken link
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5095755 broken link
http://www.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisories/hw-345106.htm third party advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677527 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/58337 third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/59162 third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/59490 third party advisory not applicable
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/13/1 mailing list patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-5298?
CVE-2010-5298 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-5298?
To fix CVE-2010-5298, 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-2010-5298 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-5298 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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