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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-3730

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.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 55.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 55.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
55.29% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
openssl/openssl · oracle/agile engineering data management · oracle/communications application session controller · oracle/communications eagle lnp application processor · oracle/communications operations monitor · oracle/jd edwards enterpriseone tools · oracle/jd edwards world security
Source
openssl-security@openssl.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.