medium
4.3
CWE
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CVE Published
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CVE-2014-3470: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Mon Jun 02 2014(Updated: )

As per the upstream advisory: OpenSSL TLS clients enabling anonymous ECDH ciphersuites are subject to a denial of service attack. OpenSSL 1.0.0 users should upgrade to 1.0.0m. OpenSSL 1.0.1 users should upgrade to 1.0.1h. Acknowledgements: Red Hat would like to thank the OpenSSL project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Felix Gröbert and Ivan Fratrić of Google as the original reporters of this issue.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/openssl<1.0.1
1.0.1
redhat/openssl<0.9.8
0.9.8
OpenSSL<0.9.8za
OpenSSL>=1.0.0<1.0.0m
OpenSSL>=1.0.1<1.0.1h
Red Hat Storage=2.1
Fedora
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=6.0
MariaDB>=10.0.0<10.0.13
Fedora=19
Fedora=20
SUSE Linux=42.1
SUSE Linux=13.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=12
SUSE Linux Workstation Extension=12

Remedy

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1103600

Remedy

https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=8011cd56e39a433b1837465259a9bd24a38727fb

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-3470?

    CVE-2014-3470 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for denial of service attacks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-3470?

    To fix CVE-2014-3470, upgrade OpenSSL to version 1.0.0m or 1.0.1h, depending on your current version.

  • Which OpenSSL versions are affected by CVE-2014-3470?

    OpenSSL versions between 0.9.8 and 1.0.1h are affected by CVE-2014-3470.

  • Can CVE-2014-3470 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2014-3470 can be remotely exploited by attackers to induce a denial of service.

  • What applications can be impacted by CVE-2014-3470?

    Applications relying on affected OpenSSL versions for secure communications may be impacted by CVE-2014-3470.

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