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OpenSSL Bad (EC)DHE parameters cause a client crash (CVE-2017-3730)

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OpenSSL Bad (EC)DHE parameters cause a client crash (CVE-2017-3730)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/27/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/27/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

In OpenSSL 1.1.0 before 1.1.0d, if a malicious server supplies bad parameters for a DHE or ECDHE key exchange then this can result in the client attempting to dereference a NULL pointer leading to a client crash. This could be exploited in a Denial of Service attack.

Solution(s)

  • http-openssl-1_1_0-upgrade-1_1_0_d

References

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