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CVE-2010-5298

openssl: freelist misuse causing a possible use-after-free

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · April 8, 2014

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

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.

Statement

This issue did not affect the openssl packages shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-416 · Use After Free