UBUNTU-CVE-2010-5298

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2010-5298

    Published: 14 Apr 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2010-5298
    Aliases:
    USN-2192-1

    Summary:

    Details: Race condition in the ssl3_read_bytes function in s3_pkt.c in OpenSSL through 1.0.1g, when SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject data across sessions or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and parsing error) via an SSL connection in a multithreaded environment.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-5298, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/13/1, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/13/2, http://www.tedunangst.com/flak/post/analysis-of-openssl-freelist-reuse, http://www.openbsd.org/errata55.html#004_openssl, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2192-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-5298

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openssl

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.1

    Affected versions

    1.0.1e-3ubuntu1
    1.0.1e-4ubuntu1
    1.0.1e-4ubuntu2
    1.0.1e-4ubuntu3
    1.0.1e-4ubuntu4
    1.0.1f-1ubuntu1
    1.0.1f-1ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High