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TI-2010-00707 Aliases CVE-2010-0740GHSA-qr53-p9wq-vjrx

The ssl3_get_record function in ssl/s3_pkt.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8m allows…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The ssl3_get_record function in ssl/s3_pkt.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8f through 0.9.8m allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed record in a TLS connection that triggers a NULL pointer dereference, related to the minor version number. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.2035 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8fVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8gVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8hVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8iVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8jVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8kVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8lVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8mVulnerableOpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8f Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8g Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8h:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8h Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8i Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8j:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8j Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8k:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8k Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8l Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8m Vulnerable ·OpenSSL

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0740
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qr53-p9wq-vjrx

References

Patch 2

Advisory 5

Other 11

  • TI-2022-01915 The c_rehash script allows command injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-02645 SM2 Decryption Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-03392 The TLS protocol, and the SSL protocol 3.0 and possibly earlier, as used in Microsoft… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01176 The c_rehash script allows command injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-00154 The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1g do not properly… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-14107 Stack buffer overflow in CMS (Auth)EnvelopedData parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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