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CVE-2010-2939

Published: Aug 17, 2010 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2939
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
OpensslOpenssl0.9.7 (including)0.9.7 (including)
OpensslOpenssl0.9.8 (including)0.9.8 (including)
OpensslOpenssl1.0.0a (including)1.0.0a (including)
OpensslUbuntudapper*
OpensslUbuntudevel*
OpensslUbuntuhardy*
OpensslUbuntujaunty*
OpensslUbuntukarmic*
OpensslUbuntulucid*
Openssl097Ubuntudapper*

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