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CVE-2013-4353 json

The ssl3_take_mac function in ssl/s3_both.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1f allows remote TLS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL poi…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-4237

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.9%
EPSS 11.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The ssl3_take_mac function in ssl/s3_both.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1f allows remote TLS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted Next Protocol Negotiation record in a TLS handshake.

Patch / fix

  • openssl Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.0.1f-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4353

  • openssl RHEL 6 1.0.1e-16.el6_5.4
  • openssl-perl RHEL 6 1.0.1e-16.el6_5.4
  • rhevm-spice-client rhev manager 3 3.3-12.el6_5
  • rhevm-spice-client-x64-cab rhev manager 3 3.3-12.el6_5
  • rhevm-spice-client-x64-msi rhev manager 3 3.3-12.el6_5
  • rhevm-spice-client-x86-cab rhev manager 3 3.3-12.el6_5
  • rhevm-spice-client-x86-msi rhev manager 3 3.3-12.el6_5
  • rhev-hypervisor6 RHEL 6 6.5-20140112.0.el6ev

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0015RHSA-2014:0416RHSA-2014:0041

  • openssl-1_1 openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.1.1l-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11127-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-4353 updated cvss 4.3

openssl: client NULL dereference crash on malformed handshake packets

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) openssl 1.0.1e-16.el6_5.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) openssl 1.0.1e-16.el6_5.4, openssl-perl 1.0.1e-16.el6_5.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) openssl 1.0.1e-16.el6_5.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) openssl 1.0.1e-16.el6_5.4, openssl-perl 1.0.1e-16.el6_5.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) openssl 1.0.1e-16.el6_5.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) openssl 1.0.1e-16.el6_5.4, openssl-perl 1.0.1e-16.el6_5.4
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) openssl 1.0.1e-16.el6_5.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) openssl 1.0.1e-16.el6_5.4, openssl-perl 1.0.1e-16.el6_5.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0015
  • Red Hat RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 rhev-hypervisor6 6.5-20140112.0.el6ev
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0041
  • Red Hat RHEV-M 3.3 rhevm-spice-client 3.3-12.el6_5, rhevm-spice-client-x64-cab 3.3-12.el6_5, rhevm-spice-client-x64-msi 3.3-12.el6_5, rhevm-spice-client-x86-cab 3.3-12.el6_5, rhevm-spice-client-x86-msi 3.3-12.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0416
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 openssl, openssl097a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 openssl098e Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 openssl, openssl098e, openssl-libs, openssl-perl
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

11.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
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References

Sources

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