CVE-2010-4252

Summary

CVECVE-2010-4252
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-12-06 21:05:49 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionOpenSSL before 1.0.0c, when J-PAKE is enabled, does not properly validate the public parameters in the J-PAKE protocol, which allows remote attackers to bypass the need for knowledge of the shared secret, and successfully authenticate, by sending crafted values in each round of the protocol.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.1c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.2b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.3 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.3a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.4 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5a beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.5a beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6a beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6a beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6a beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6l All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.6m All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta4 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta5 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7 beta6 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7l All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.7m All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8l All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8m All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8n All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8o All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8p All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta1 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta2 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta3 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta4 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0 beta5 All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.0a All All All
Application Openssl Openssl All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
cvs.openssl.org/chngview af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cvs.openssl.org Patch
openssl.org/news/secadv_20101202.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openssl.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
OpenSSL J-PAKE Validation Error Lets Remote Users Validate Without Shared Secret Key - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com
Security Advisory SA57353 - IBM Storage System DS8870 OpenSSL Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM Security Bulletin: Storage HMC OpenSSL upgrade to address cryptographic vulnerabilities. - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
OpenSSL J-PAKE Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Slackware update for openssl - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Bug 659297 – CVE-2010-4252 openssl: session key retrieval flaw in J-PAKE implementation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
GitHub - seb-m/jpake: Small-subgroup confinement issue in the OpenSSL and OpenSSH implementations of J-PAKE. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
'[security bulletin] HPSBOV02670 SSRT100475 rev.1 - HP OpenVMS running SSL, Remote Denial of Service' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02638 SSRT100339 rev.1 - HP-UX Running OpenSSL, Remote Execution of Arbitr' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
seb.dbzteam.org/crypto/jpake-session-key-retrieval.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seb.dbzteam.org Exploit
CVE-2010-4252 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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