K15568 : OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2014-3510

Security Advisory Description

The ssl3_send_client_key_exchange function in s3_clnt.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8 before 0.9.8zb, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0n, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1i allows remote DTLS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and client application crash) via a crafted handshake message in conjunction with a (1) anonymous DH or (2) anonymous ECDH ciphersuite. (CVE-2014-3510)

Impact

A malicious server may be able to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) to clients using anonymous Diffie-Hellman (DH) ciphersuites via crafted packets.