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.
CVE-2010-5298
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 4.0 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 34.1% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 4.0MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 4.0(low)
- EG Risk
- 39(Track)EG Risk 39/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity40% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 34%
- EPSS %ILE
- 98%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 14, 2014
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (164)
- cve@mitrehttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0187.html
- cve@mitrehttp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/5.5/common/004_openssl.patch.sig
- cve@mitrehttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10629
- cve@mitrehttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=KB29195
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136470.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136473.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00016.html
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140389274407904&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140389355508263&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140431828824371&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140448122410568&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140544599631400&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140621259019789&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140752315422991&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=140904544427729&w=2
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2010-5298(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(3)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libssl1.0.0 (1.0.1e-3ubuntu1.3) @ saucy | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| redhat | openssl-1:1.0.1e-34.el7_0.3 | 2014-06-10 | redhat |
| redhat | openssl-0:1.0.1e-16.el6_5.14 | 2014-06-05 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssl | — | 1.0.1g-3 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssl | — | 1.0.1g-3 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssl | — | 1.0.1g-3 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssl | — | 1.0.1g-3 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssl | 1.0.1e-2 ... 1.0.1e-2+deb7u6 (7 versions) | 1.0.1e-2+deb7u7 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
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