Is CVE-2014-3470 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-3470 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-3470?

CVE-2014-3470 has a CVSS score of 4.3 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2014-3470?

Patch guidance is available from openssl security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-3470.

CVE-2014-3470 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-3470?

16 products: openssl openssl, openssl openssl, openssl openssl, redhat storage, fedoraproject fedora, and 11 more.

Description

The ssl3_send_client_key_exchange function in s3_clnt.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8za, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0m, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1h, when an anonymous ECDH cipher suite is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and client crash) by triggering a NULL certificate value.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

Metadata

Primary Vendor: OPENSSL
Published: 6/5/2014
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

openssl : opensslopenssl : opensslopenssl : opensslredhat : storagefedoraproject : fedoraredhat : enterprise_linuxredhat : enterprise_linuxmariadb : mariadbfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoraopensuse : leapopensuse : opensusesuse : linux_enterprise_desktopsuse : linux_enterprise_serversuse : linux_enterprise_software_development_kitsuse : linux_enterprise_workstation_extension

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD