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CVE-2010-2939

Double free vulnerability in the ssl3_get_key_exchange function in the OpenSSL client (ssl/s3_clnt.c) in OpenSSL 1.0.0a,

Double free vulnerability in the ssl3_get_key_exchange function in the OpenSSL client (ssl/s3_clnt.c) in OpenSSL 1.0.0a, 0.9.8, 0.9.7, and possibly other versions, when using ECDH, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted private key with an invalid prime. NOTE: some sources refer to this as a use-after-free issue.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.10272
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD17 Aug 2010 · 08:00 PM

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