OpenSSL NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability - CVE-2017-3730 - Vulnerability Database

OpenSSL NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability - CVE-2017-3730

High

Reference: CVE-2017-3730

NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3730

Title: OpenSSL NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability

Overview:

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.