CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3. It affects OpenSSL. Its EPSS score suggests a 43.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2014-0198
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
43.83%
OpenSSL
Original NVD Description
The do_ssl3_write function in s3_pkt.c in OpenSSL 1.x through 1.0.1g, when SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS is enabled, does not properly manage a buffer pointer during certain recursive calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via vectors that trigger an alert condition.