#VU260 A denial of service via a crafted SSL/TLS handshake in OpenSSL - CVE-2004-0079
Published: August 2, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU260
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2004-0079
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenSSL
OpenSSL
Software vendor:
OpenSSL Software Foundation
OpenSSL Software Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to the do_change_cipher_spec function in OpenSSL. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted SSL/TLS handshake that triggers a null dereference.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to the do_change_cipher_spec function in OpenSSL. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted SSL/TLS handshake that triggers a null dereference.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service.
Remediation
Upgrate your version to OpenSSL 0.9.6m, OpenSSL 0.9.7d.