CVE-2010-5298 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2010-5298

Race condition in the ssl3_read_bytes function in s3_pkt.c in OpenSSL...

Vulnerability Description

Race condition in the ssl3_read_bytes function in s3_pkt.c in OpenSSL through 1.0.1g, when SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject data across sessions or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and parsing error) via an SSL connection in a multithreaded environment.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

openssl, mariadb, fedora, linux enterprise desktop, linux enterprise server, linux enterprise software development kit, linux enterprise workstation extension
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 10.0.0, 19, 20, 12

Timeline

Official Publish: April 14th, 2014
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.