Vulnerability in OpenSSL

CVE-2014-3511

The ssl23_get_client_hello function in s23_srvr.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1i allows man-in-the-middle attackers to force the use of TLS 1.0 by triggering ClientHello message fragmentation in communication between a client and server that both support later TLS versions, related to a "protocol downgrade" issue.

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CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.141 (96.5th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2014-3511: held from 0.141 to 0.141.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.141 · newest: 0.141 · change: +0.001

Affected products

  • OpenSSL — versions 1.0.0, 1.0.0a, 1.0.0b

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3511?
CVE-2014-3511 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL. Published 2014-08-13.
Is CVE-2014-3511 known to be exploited?
6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.