CVE-2013-6449 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2013-6449

The ssl_get_algorithm2 function in ssl/s3_lib.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.2 obtains...

Vulnerability Description

The ssl_get_algorithm2 function in ssl/s3_lib.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.2 obtains a certain version number from an incorrect data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted traffic from a TLS 1.2 client.

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.

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

openssl
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.0.0, 1.0.0a, 1.0.0b, 1.0.0c, 1.0.0d, 1.0.0e, 1.0.0f, 1.0.0g, 1.0.0h, 1.0.0i, 1.0.0j, 1.0.1, 1.0.1a, 1.0.1b, 1.0.1c, 1.0.1d

Timeline

Official Publish: December 23rd, 2013
Last Modified: August 6th, 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.