CVE-2010-0742 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can trigger memory corruption in OpenSSL's CMS implementation via crafted OriginatorInfo structures, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-0742?
CVE-2010-0742 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Openssl Openssl, published on 3 Jun 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) implementation in crypto/cms/cms_asn1.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8o and 1.x before 1.0.0a does not properly handle structures that contain OriginatorInfo, which allows context-dependent attackers to modify invalid memory locations or conduct double-free attacks, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0742?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openssl Openssl.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0742?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-0742 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0742 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Openssl Openssl
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0742, GHSA-qm9f-p7c7-h3m4.