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CVE-2006-4343

The get_server_hello function in the SSLv2 client code in OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7l, 0.9.8 before 0.9.8d, and earlier

The get_server_hello function in the SSLv2 client code in OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7l, 0.9.8 before 0.9.8d, and earlier versions allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via unknown vectors that trigger a null pointer dereference.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.06929
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  • EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

Weakness Classification

Affected Products & Versions

3
opensslall versions
debian linuxall versions

Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD28 Sep 2006 · 06:07 PM

Vendor Advisories

8
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11125-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11126-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11127-1
rhsaRHSA-2008:0264Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2008:0629Moderate
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