CVE-2017-3730

Bad (EC)DHE parameters cause a client crash

State
Published
Severity
Not scored
Published
May 4, 2017
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Reserved
Dec 16, 2016

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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.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
OpenSSLOpenSSL
  • openssl-1.1.0Affected
  • openssl-1.1.0aAffected
  • openssl-1.1.0bAffected
  • openssl-1.1.0cAffected

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