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CVE-2004-0079

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15505

http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20040317.txt

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:023

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/288574

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-465

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-239.htm

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-03.xml

http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-095.shtml

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-October/msg00087.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108403806509920&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107953412903636&w=2

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2004-11-23

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.05674