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CVE-2021-3449

An OpenSSL TLS server may crash if sent a maliciously crafted renegotiation ClientHello message from a client. If a TLSv

An OpenSSL TLS server may crash if sent a maliciously crafted renegotiation ClientHello message from a client. If a TLSv1.2 renegotiation ClientHello omits the signature_algorithms extension (where it was present in the initial ClientHello), but includes a signature_algorithms_cert extension then a NULL pointer dereference will result, leading to a crash and a denial of service attack. A server is only vulnerable if it has TLSv1.2 and renegotiation enabled (which is the default configuration).

OpenSSL TLS clients are not impacted by this issue. All OpenSSL 1.1.1 versions are affected by this issue. Users of these versions should upgrade to OpenSSL 1.1.1k.

OpenSSL 1.0.2 is not impacted by this issue. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1k (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1j).

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 0.09859
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Affected Products & Versions

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openssl>= 1.1.1 and < 1.1.1k
debian linuxall versions
freebsdall versions

Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
crates.io openssl-src MODERATE fixed in 111.15.0

Scoring & Timeline

5.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · openssl-security@openssl.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
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None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD25 Mar 2021 · 03:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11041-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11127-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2021:0955-2
siemens-csafSSA-389290
msrcCVE-2021-3449Denial of Service
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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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