# CVE-2010-0742: The Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) implementation in crypto/cms/cms\_asn1.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8o and 1.x before 1.0.0a does not prope

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-06-03 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) implementation in crypto/cms/cms_asn1.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8o and 1.x before 1.0.0a does not properly handle structures that contain OriginatorInfo, which allows context-dependent attackers to modify invalid memory locations or conduct double-free attacks, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors.

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## References

- http://rt.openssl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=2211&user=guest&pass=guest
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1313
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40024
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42724
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12395
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40502
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129138643405740&w=2
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1004564
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3105
- https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000101.html
- http://cvs.openssl.org/filediff?f=openssl/crypto/cms/cms_asn1.c&v1=1.8&v2=1.8.6.1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57353
- https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000102.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598738
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40000
- https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42733
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42457
- http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=19693
- http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20100601.txt

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