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CVE-2017-3730 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html CVE, OpenSSL Software Foundation Patch 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html CVE, OpenSSL Software Foundation Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95812 CVE, OpenSSL Software Foundation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037717 CVE, OpenSSL Software Foundation Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/efbe126e3ebb9123ac9d058aa2bb044261342aaa CVE, OpenSSL Software Foundation Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-07 CVE, OpenSSL Software Foundation Third Party Advisory 
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03838en_us CVE, OpenSSL Software Foundation Third Party Advisory 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41192/ CVE, OpenSSL Software Foundation Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20170126.txt CVE, OpenSSL Software Foundation Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html CVE, OpenSSL Software Foundation Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-3730
NVD Published Date:
05/04/2017
NVD Last Modified:
04/19/2025
Source:
OpenSSL Software Foundation