medium
4.3
CWE
476
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2014-3510: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Thu Aug 07 2014(Updated: )

It was found that OpenSSL DTLS clients using anonymous (EC)DH ciphersuites could be crashed by a malicious server via a handshake message.

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 libcrypto=0.9.8
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8a
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8b
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8c
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8d
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8e
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8f
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8g
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8h
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8i
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8j
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8k
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8l
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8m
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8m-beta1
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8n
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8o
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8p
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8q
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8r
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8s
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8t
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8u
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8v
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8w
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8x
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8y
OpenSSL libcrypto=0.9.8za
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0-beta1
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0-beta2
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0-beta3
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0-beta4
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0-beta5
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0a
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0b
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0c
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0d
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0e
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0f
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0g
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0h
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0i
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0j
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0k
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0l
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.0m
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.1
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.1-beta1
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.1-beta2
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.1-beta3
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.1a
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.1b
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.1c
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.1d
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.1e
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.1f
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.1g
OpenSSL libcrypto=1.0.1h

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-3510?

    CVE-2014-3510 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to crash applications using vulnerable OpenSSL versions.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-3510?

    To fix CVE-2014-3510, upgrade to OpenSSL version 0.9.8zb, 1.0.0n, or 1.0.1i or later.

  • Which versions of OpenSSL are affected by CVE-2014-3510?

    CVE-2014-3510 affects OpenSSL versions 0.9.8 before 0.9.8zb, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0n, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1i.

  • What happens if I do not patch CVE-2014-3510?

    If you do not patch CVE-2014-3510, your system remains vulnerable to crashes from malicious DTLS handshake messages.

  • Is CVE-2014-3510 specific to DTLS servers?

    Yes, CVE-2014-3510 specifically affects OpenSSL DTLS clients connecting to malicious servers using vulnerable ciphersuites.

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