#VU32724 NULL pointer dereference in OpenSSL - CVE-2013-0166
Published: February 8, 2013 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32724
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-2013-0166
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via an invalid key.
Remediation
The vendor has issued the following versions to address this vulnerability: 0.9.8y, 1.0.1d.
External links
- http://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=62e4506a7d4cec1c8e1ff687f6b220f6a62a57c7
- http://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=66e8211c0b1347970096e04b18aa52567c325200
- http://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=ebc71865f0506a293242bd4aec97cdc7a8ef24b0
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00011.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136396549913849&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136432043316835&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=137545771702053&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0587.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0782.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0783.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0833.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53623
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55108
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55139
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2621
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737740
- http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20130204.txt
- http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAHXG
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908052
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18754
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19081
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19360
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19487
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c03883001