NULL pointer dereference in OpenSSL
CVE-2009-1386
ssl/s3_pkt.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8i allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a DTLS ChangeCipherSpec packet that occurs before ClientHello.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.801 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.801 · newest: 0.801 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- OpenSSL
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 6.06, 8.04, 8.10
- Red Hat OpenSSL — versions 0.9.6-15, 0.9.6b-3, 0.9.7a-2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/38794 (Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/35729 (Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- cvs.openssl.org/chngview (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/02/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1335.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/36533 (Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11179 (vdb-entry, Broken Link, Tool Signature, signature)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-792-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-1386?
- CVE-2009-1386 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. Published 2009-06-04.
- Is CVE-2009-1386 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.