Vulnerability Report

CVE-2004-0079

Title: OpenSSL do_change_cipher_spec null dereference DoS

DoS

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2004-0079.

CWE Category CWE-476
Published Date Nov 23, 2004
Modified Date Apr 03, 2025
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.5 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
2.28%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2004-0079: The do_change_cipher_spec function in OpenSSL 0.9.6c to 0.9.6k, and 0.9.7a to 0.9.7c, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted SSL/TLS handshake that triggers a null dereference.

Impacted Vendors

T
tarantella 1
S
securecomputing 1
L
lite 1
B
bluecoat 1
C
checkpoint 3
D
dell 1
N
neoteris 1
S
sgi 1
A
avaya 10
S
sun 1
N
netiq 2
O
openssl 1
C
cisco 17
N
novell 2
H
hp 3
R
redhat 1
H
hpe 1
V
vmware 1
4
4d 1
S
stonesoft 6
S
symantec 2

Reference Links

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:05.openssl.asc ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2004-005.txt.asc ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2004.10/SCOSA-2004.10.txt http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000834 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798 http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-095.shtml http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00045.html http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107953412903636&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108403806509920&w=2 http://secunia.com/advisories/11139 http://secunia.com/advisories/17381 http://secunia.com/advisories/17398 http://secunia.com/advisories/17401 http://secunia.com/advisories/18247 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-03.xml http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/57524 http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-239.htm http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE88&locale=EN&userlocale=EN_US http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-101.shtml http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040317-openssl.shtml http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-465 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/288574 http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-4135.html http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:023 http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_07_openssl.html http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20040317.txt http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-October/msg00087.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-120.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-121.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-139.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-829.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-830.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9899 http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.455961 http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0012 http://www.uniras.gov.uk/vuls/2004/224012/index.htm http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-078A.html https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15505 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2621 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5770 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A870 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A975 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9779 ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:05.openssl.asc ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2004-005.txt.asc ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2004.10/SCOSA-2004.10.txt http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000834 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798 http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-095.shtml http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00045.html http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107953412903636&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108403806509920&w=2 http://secunia.com/advisories/11139 http://secunia.com/advisories/17381 http://secunia.com/advisories/17398 http://secunia.com/advisories/17401 http://secunia.com/advisories/18247 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-03.xml http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/57524 http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-239.htm http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE88&locale=EN&userlocale=EN_US http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-101.shtml http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040317-openssl.shtml http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-465 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/288574 http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-4135.html http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:023 http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_07_openssl.html http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20040317.txt http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-October/msg00087.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-120.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-121.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-139.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-829.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-830.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9899 http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.455961 http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0012 http://www.uniras.gov.uk/vuls/2004/224012/index.htm http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-078A.html https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15505 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2621 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5770 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A870 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A975 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9779
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity HIGH
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2004-0079 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.