VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2004-0079

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability9.54%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2004-11-23
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

The do_change_cipher_spec function in OpenSSL 0.9.6c to 0.9.6k, and 0.9.7a to 0.9.7c, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted SSL/TLS handshake that triggers a null dereference.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references