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NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE-2014-5139

Medium
4.3/10

Summary

The ssl_set_client_disabled function in t1_lib.c, in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1i and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2-beta3, allows remote SSL servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and client application crash) via a ServerHello message that includes an SRP ciphersuite without the required negotiation of that ciphersuite with the client.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

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  • Published