CVE-2010-1633

openssl: information leak due to invalid Return value check

Published Jun 3, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 6.4 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
RSA verification recovery in the EVP_PKEY_verify_recover function in OpenSSL 1.x before 1.0.0a, as used by pkeyutl and possibly other applications, returns uninitialized memory upon failure, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass intended key requirements or obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-1654 RSA verification recovery in the EVP_PKEY_verify_recover function in OpenSSL 1.x before 1.0.0a, as used by pkeyutl and possibly other applications, returns uninitialized memory upon failure, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass intended key requirements or obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00779}

epss

{'score': 0.00501}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 1:28 AM
Reserved
Apr 29, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 3, 2010, 2:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:18 PM
Severity
Public date
Jun 1, 2010, 12:00 AM