CVE-2010-0740 | OpenSSL up to 0.9.8m TLS Connection ssl/s3_pkt.c null pointer dereference (EDB-12334 / Nessus ID 78126)
A vulnerability was found in OpenSSL up to 0.9.8m. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file ssl/s3_pkt.c of the component TLS Connection Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-0740. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.