CVE-2014-3511
The ssl23_get_client_hello function in s23_srvr.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1i allows man-in-the-middle attackers to force the use of TLS 1.0 by triggering ClientHello message fragmentation in communication between a client and server that both…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The ssl23_get_client_hello function in s23_srvr.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1i allows man-in-the-middle attackers to force the use of TLS 1.0 by triggering ClientHello message fragmentation in communication between a client and server that both support later TLS versions, related to a "protocol downgrade" issue.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 14.13% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- openssl/openssl
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 14.1% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-008.txt.asc
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory10.asc
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1052.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136470.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136473.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00036.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142350350616251&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142495837901899&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142624590206005&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142660345230545&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142791032306609&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143290437727362&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143290522027658&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0126.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0197.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58962
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59700
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59710
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59756
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59887
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60022
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60221
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60377
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60493
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60684
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60803
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60810
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60890
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60917
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60921
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.